text_original: How then does , this germ pass from man to man ? In the endemic areas ten per cent, is not an uncommon proportion of the population to be found affected with filari  asis. Thirty per cent. yo FILARIASIS. and even fifty per cent, may be affected. In many ot the Pacific Islands — the Samoa group for example — ^I believe even this proportion is exceeded. This being so, the distributing agency must be correspondingly common.
text_transcription: HOW THEN DOES THIS GERM PASS FROM MAN TO MAN IN THE ENDEMIC AREAS TEN PER CENT IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION TO BE FOUND AFFECTED WITH FELORIASIS THIRTY PER CENT AND EVEN FIFTY PER CENT MAY BE EFFECTED IN SOME OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS THE SIMO GROUP FOR EXAMPLE I BELIEVE THIS PROPORTION IS EXCEEDED THIS BEING SO THE DISTRIBUTING AGENCY MUST BE CORRESPONDINGLY COMMON
phonemes: hˌaʊ ðˈɛn dˈʌz , ðɪs dʒˈɜːm pˈæs fɹʌm mˈæn tə mˈæn ? ɪnðɪ ɛndˈɛmɪk ˈɛɹiəz tˈɛn pɚ sˈɛnt, ɪz nˌɑːt ɐn ʌŋkˈɑːmən pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən təbi fˈaʊnd ɐfˈɛktᵻd wɪð fɪlˈɑːɹɹi ɐsiz. θˈɜːɾi pɚ sˈɛnt. jˈoʊ fˌɪlɑːɹɹɪˈɑːsiz. ænd ˈiːvən fˈɪfti pɚ sˈɛnt, mˈeɪ biː ɐfˈɛktᵻd. ɪn mˈɛni ˈɑːt ðə pɐsˈɪfɪk ˈaɪləndz — ðə sæmˈoʊə ɡɹˈuːp fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl — aɪ bᵻlˈiːv ˈiːvən ðɪs pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən ɪz ɛksˈiːdᵻd. ðɪs bˌiːɪŋ sˈoʊ, ðə dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːɾɪŋ ˈeɪdʒənsi mˈʌst biː kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndɪŋli kˈɑːmən.