exact incidence in many areas, the condition is widespread and extremely common. Some typical figures are: Bechuanaland 0.6 to 86 percent (Rep. Vet. Serv. 1956); Belgian Congo 22 to 60 percent (Rep. Vet. Serv. 1957); Cameroons 16 percent (Merle, 1958); Ethiopia 80 percent (Graber, 1959); French Guinea 20 percent (Graber, 1959); Kenya 30 percent (Ginsberg et al, 1956); Madagascar 2 to 17 percent (Rapp. Ann., 1956); Nigeria 10 percent (Graber, 1959); Oubangui 30 to 69 percent (Graber, 1959); Sierra Leone 23 to 55 percent (Peel, 1953); Tanganyika 50 percent (Rep. Vet. Serv. 1958); Tchad Republic 0.4 to 15 percent (Graber, 1959); Uganda 5 to 75 percent (Coyle, personal communication 1960); Union of South Africa 2.8 percent (Merle, 1958). The status of other African countries was reviewed by Graber (1959), Merle (1958), and Viljoen (1937). Adequate meat inspection facilities, thorough cooking of meat and the desire of infected persons to seek treatment have resulted in the virtual eradication of bovine cysticercosis in civilized communities. In contrast, meat inspection facilities are lacking over large areas of Africa, meat is often consumed raw or partially cooked and infected persons frequently regard their tapeworms with equanimity. While the situation will be resolved eventually by the expanding medical, veterinary, and