text_original: As yet it is impossible to estimate the importance of the new parasite, but there can be no question as to the importance of the more familiar species of Bilharzia, at least as regards Africa, where in places, Egypt for example, it affects one half of the population.
text_transcription: AS YET IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NEW PARASITE BUT THERE CAN BE NO QUESTION AS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MORE FAMILIAR SPECIES OF BILLHARSIA AT LEAST AS REGARDS AFRICA WHERE IN PLACES EGYPT FOR EXAMPLE IT AFFECTS ONE HALF OF THE POPULATION
phonemes: æz jˈɛt ɪɾ ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tʊ ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪt ðɪ ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns ʌvðə nˈuː pˈæɹəsˌaɪt, bˌʌt ðɛɹ kæn biː nˈoʊ kwˈɛstʃən æz tə ðɪ ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns ʌvðə mˈɔːɹ fəmˈɪlɪɹ spˈiːsiːz ʌv bɪlhˈɑːɹziə, æt lˈiːst æz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdz ˈæfɹɪkə, wˌɛɹ ɪn plˈeɪsᵻz, ˈiːdʒɪpt fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ɪɾ ɐfˈɛkts wˈʌn hˈæf ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən.