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Definition — A Protozoan disease caused by TrijpanosomV'i£'i}ansi : it 

 is transmitted by flics, TabanidiB and Stomoxys. 



Animals affected — Equidss — horses, asses and unilcs also camels; 

 less rarely in dogs and cattle. 



Syviptovjs — The disease commences after an incubation of 4-13 days 

 -with fever, great languor and weakness ; Nettle-rash like eruptions appear 

 on the external genital organs, in the sub-maxillary region and on the 

 lower abdomen. Fatal termination may result in the first days of the 

 disease or the condition may last for some time with a fever-free period 

 followed by one of high fever, the animals becoming more and more 

 weakened and the mucous membranes becoming tinged yellow. 



The course extends usually from 1 to 2 months, more rarely 

 1 to 2 weeks, or on tlie contrary 3 to 4 months, the febrile attacks 

 becoming weaker in the later stages. Tlie disease appears almost 

 without exception to terminate in death. 



Treatment— In fresh outbreaks it is advisable to select the infected 

 animals with the aid of taking their temperature and blood examinations 

 for the trypanosomes. Then adopt isolation and slaughter. 



TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. 



No. 21.-1918. 



I ASSENT, 

 [L.S.l 



J. R. CHANCELLOR, 



Governor. 



November 19, 1918. 



AN ORDINANCE to consolidate and amend the law relating to diseases 



of animals. 



[By Proclamation.] 



BE it enacted by the Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, with the 

 advice and consent of tlie Legislative Council thereof as follows : — ■ 



1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Ordi- short title, 

 nance, 1918. 



2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the interpre- 

 expression ; tatiou. 



*' Cattle " means bulls, cows, oxen, heifers and calves ; 



" Animal " means cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, swine, goats 

 and dogs ; 



" Disease" means Rinderpest (that is to say, the disease commonly 

 called cattle plague), contasious pleuro-pneumonia, anthrax, glanders, 

 «plenic fever, foot and mouth disease, variola ovina or slieep pox, sheep 



