Malaria Transmitted by Hypodermic Syringe

To the Editor: —In regard to the article inThe Journal, May 6, by Dr. O. C. Nickum on "Malaria Transmitted by Hypodermic Syringe," I should like to add this: There have been about twelve cases in the past year at this institution of malaria, proved by finding the organisms in the blood, in morphine addicts who took the drug intravenously. The first case I saw in April, 1932, and this addict stated that the condition was due to the fact that he had used another addict's syringe in taking a dose intravenously. He also stated that, as long as the user did not take the drug intravenously, he did not develop malaria. Recently there were six such cases in the Men's Building here, and four of them were in Dr. Samuel N. Feinberg's service. All of these patients belong to the same group of addicts, although they would not