Splenomegaly in Zambia

In this paper is reported the results of spleen surveys carried out as the opportunity arose in various groups in Zambia during the period January 1965 to October 1968. The lowest spleen rates were found in urban workers and in long stay adults in leprosy and psychiatric hospitals. The highest rates were in rural school children and children in a rural hospital. Intermediate between these groups were adults in an urban and in a rural general hospital.