VETEHTNARY MEDTf'TNE. 877 



toms of African coast fcvor are descrilicd. The anMior roco in mends as .-i i)re- 

 vtMitivc for the disease that cattle iu' diiiped in an arsenical solution. 



The piroplasma observed in cattle in Japan, M. Miyajima and G. Siiiba- 

 VAMA (Ztsclir. Jli/!/. II. liifchtiDii^knnil:.. .>.'/ (1!)0H), No. 2, pp. 180-200, pi. I). — 

 The authors studied the ni()r|)holo{^y and biology of the pirophisnia which 

 occurs in the blood of cattle in .Japan willi iiarticnlar reference to other ])atho- 

 jrenic organisms of this class. 



It ai)pears that inoculation willi tlie pirojilasnia will pi-(»(lnce a mild disease 

 resembling in .some respects cases of Texas fevei-, but the f(irin of the blood 

 parasite usually observed in Texas fever is not present in the blood. The 

 parasite in (piestion is believed to be of a hunnless nature under ordinary 

 conditions. 



Suggestions of the federal council with regard to an imperial law on 

 foot-and-mouth diseases, Kiuk(;i;k (Dcut. I'icn'irztl. Wcliii.'<(}ir., I'l { 190(1), No. 

 J/O, pp. GJ7-<I2()). — The Uerman law regarding the sup])ression of animal diseases 

 passed in 1880 and amended in 1804 is to be replaced by a new law. A large? 

 mass of material has been collected by the federal council through official 

 veterinarians and others which will doubtless serve as a basis for the new 

 imjierial law. An abstract is given of the material thus collected, together with 

 a preliminary draft of the proposed law. 



Foot-and-mouth disease, C. Stabilini (Clin. ]'et. [Milan], 29 (1906), A^o. .'/S, 

 pp. Un.i-lli)')). — Attention is briefly called to the strict j)recautions which are 

 necessary to jn-event the spread of foot-and-mouth disease after an outbreak 

 has occurred. Quite frecpieutly the quarantine regulations are not maintained 

 as strictly as they should be and in such cases di.sastrous results may follow. 



A form of gangrene among cattle in Paraguay, Elmassian and R. Urizar 

 {Ann. J list. J'listciir, 20 {1906), No. 11, pp. 9H9-91.'), fir/, i).— A form of gangrene 

 was observed as a quite common disease of cattle in Paraguay. The first and 

 most striking symptom was the appearance of a gangrenous plaque 10 to in 

 cm. in diameter on the perineum. Occasionally these patches occurred also on 

 the ears, tail, and udder and caused the destruction and sloughing off of affected 

 tissue. No success was had in attempts to transmit the disease in experimental 

 animals either with the blood of affected anim.nls or with diseased tissue. 



Further notes on the treatment of milk fever by air infusions, Rabus 

 {WcluL^chr. Tierhcilk. u. VielizucJtt, 50 {1906), Xa. U, pp. S61-S63) .—The 

 author reports success from the air treatment in cases of milk fever even where 

 great weakness has persisted for 2 to r> days after the cerebral symptoms have 

 di sap] tea red. 



The treatment of tympanites in cattle, J. Vennerholm (Svensk Vet. Tid.^kr., 

 11 (1906), .\o. 11. pp. .'il6-'ilH). — The treatment of tympanites should vary 

 according to the symi)toms presented in each individual case and according to 

 the severity of the trouble and its cause. 



Salt sick (Bovine uncinariasis), ('. F. Dawson (Florida S^la. Bill. 86, pp. 

 I'l). — P.ovine uncinariasis is a chronic dis(>ase characterized by low fever, loss 

 of ai)petite. a jirogressive emaciation. ,iiid anemia. It occurs throughout Florida 

 and is also reported from Texas and ('ai»<' ("<><1- Thei-e are a number of species 

 c)f I'ncinaria which attack various domestic animals and man. In cattle the 

 disease is most prevalent in range animals, the embryo worms being swallowed 

 in contaminated food or water. 



The disea.se may be diagnosed by the existence of pronounced anemia and by 

 tlic detection of parasitic worms in the feces. The lesions are chiefly anemia 

 and dropsy. 



liovine uncinariasis may be best controlh'd by attention to the hygiene of the 



