Atebrin
p. 64 · Read in the full issue
Experiences of Malaria Sufferers
THE belief seems to be growing that, while the Atebrin system of treating malaria is effective for those who are leav ing fever-ridden countries, it is of no value to those who must again take the risk of infection.
A correspondent reported recently that, as a result of Atebrin treatment, she seemed to get a new and original attack of fever, as if she were visiting the tropics for the first time.
We now have this note from a missionary who returned to Papua in October: “Atebrin is a delusion and a snare for all returning to the Islands. I got a fierce attack of malaria here, after a course of Atebrin down South; and that seems to be a common experience. I got the form of fever I used to get in India, and which I had not had here before.”