Abstract
Summary An analysis is made of a series of 200 cases of eosinophilia occurring on a single teagarden in the Dooars. All the cases reported either had an eosinophilia of over 20 per cent. or were members of a group of patients all of whom had more than 10 per cent. of eosinophils. It is shown that patients suffering from eosinophilia have a higher rate of infestation with roundworms than was found in ordinary routine examinations, while the disease showed a tendency to affect several members of a family. It is suggested that the disease is a specific virus infection, that spread occurs by either faecal contamination or by droplets and that the high rate of roundworm infestation is due to the fact that this too is spread in the former manner.
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