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Contribution to the pathological anatomy of symptomatic anthrax, J. 

 Katona (AUatorvosi Lapok, 33 {1910), No. 5, pp. 52, 53; ahs. in Berlin. 

 Tierdrztl. Wchnschr., 27 {1911), No. 3, p. //7).— In 0.9 per cent of the cases 

 the spleen was found to be enlarged and pasty. Furthermore, the pericardium 

 was filled with a yellowish red, turbid, often fibrinous fluid. Both lamellae 

 of the sac were covered with small punctate hemorrbages. These pathological 

 conditions often occur in symptomatic anthrax, and, therefore, the above factors 

 must be considered when making a differential diagnosis between symptomatic 

 anthrax and anthrax. Anthrax bacilli were never present in any of the cases 

 examined. 



Anthrax in hogs, A. Horn {Ztsehr. Infektionskrank. u. Hyg. Haustiere, 7 

 {1910), No. 5-G, pp. 458-',6J,; ahs. in Berlin. Tierdrzll. Wchnschr., 27 {1911), 

 No. 19, pp. 3Ji7, 3.'i8). — Tbree cases of anthrax in hogs are described. In one 

 case the animal was affected with pharyngeal anthrax, and in the other two 

 (probably) with intestinal anthrax. 



In regard to human and avian diphtheria, Rappin and A. Vanney {Compt. 

 Rend. Soc. Biol. [Paris], 70 {1911), No. 5, pp. 162, 163).— The author studied 

 the organisms obtained during an epizootic of avian diphtheria. The bacterium 

 (and the toxin therefrom) closely simulated the bacillus of Loefiier. 



Malleins and mallein, N. Ruuss {Vet. Vrach, 1910, No. JfO; obs. in Ztsehr. 

 Immunitdtsf. u. Expt. Ther., II, Ref., 3 {1910), No. 9, p. S9.3).— The author 

 considers mallein a reliable diagnostic agent for glanders, and finds when 

 using it subcutaneously or conjunctively that where a positive reaction is ob- 

 tained it is an absolute indication of the presence of glanders. 



Parasites of equine piroplasmosis, or biliary fever, G. H. F. Nuttall and 

 C. Strickland {Centbl. Bakt. [etc.], 1. Aht., Orig., 56 {1910), No. 5-6, pp. 524, 

 525). — The authors find that in addition to NuttalUa equi a second parasite 

 occurs in equines to which the name Piroplasma caballi is given, and that each 

 produces a specific disease. Both of these parasites are transmitted by ticks to 

 horses, mules, and donkeys and are found in their blood for a long time after 

 recovery from the disease. 



Local reaction in antirabic inoculations, A. M. Stimson {Jour. Med. Re- 

 search, 23 {1910), No. 3, pp. 511-515, figs. 2; abs. in Ztsohr. Immunitdtsf. u. 

 Eoept. Ther., II, Ref., 3 {1910), No. 10, pp. 955, 956).— As a result of antirabic 

 vaccination the area of injection often became red and odematous and caused 

 considerable pain and itching. The lymphatic glands in the respirative region 

 were enlarged. This reaction, which occurs in more than half of the cases, 

 was more frequent in men than in women, in adults than in children, and in 

 well-nourished than in poorly-nourished subjects ; it was not due to bacterial 

 infectious. 



In regard to some of the characteristics of Streptococcus equi, Albbecht 

 {Ztsehr. Veterindrk., 22 {1910), No. 10, pp. U1-U9 ; ahs. in Centbl. Bakt. [etc.], 

 1. Abt., Ref., 49 {1911), No. 5, p. 132).— A description of some of the biological 

 and morphological characters of this organism. When the abscesses of the 

 laryngeal lymphatic glands were opened sterilely, the organisms were found to 

 be present in pure culture. 



Studies in regard to the fixation of tetanus antitoxin by leucocytes, M. A, 

 Pettersson {Ztsehr. Immunitdtsf. n. Expt. Ther., I, Orig., 8 {1911), No. 4, PP- 

 498-507). — The polymorphonuclear leucocytes of the guinea pig, fowl, and 

 rabbit are not capable either in the animal body or in the test tube of binding 

 tetanus antitoxin; this also holds good for the lymphocytes in the thymus of 

 the guinea pig, calf, and rabbit. Rabbit macrophages, on the other hand, pos- 

 sess a slight binding power. 



