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The significance of the niallein ophthahnic test as a diagnostic aid in the 

 control of glanders, J. Bongekt (Monatsh. Prakt. TierJieillc, 27 (1916), No. 

 5-6, pp. 177-233, figs. 2). — From the results of a thorough study the author con- 

 cludes that the ophthalmic mallein test is as trustworthy as the serological test 

 and is much simpler and easier to manipulate, especially in the diagnosis of a 

 large number of animals. For the practical diagnosis of glanders the com- 

 bined ophthalmic and serological test is recommended. This procedure is 

 deemed the safest and most rapid to use in order to prevent the unnecessary 

 killing of healthy animals. 



The importance of repeated biological tests in the control of a glanders 

 epizootic is emphasized. In a first examination of an animal the combined test 

 indicated above should always be used. In view of the fact that in a recur- 

 rence of the disease both the ophthalmic and serological tests may yield nega- 

 tive results, a thorough clinical examination at no time should be neglected. 

 Without such examination it is deemed impossible to control or eradicate an 

 epizootic. 



The presence of tetanus bacilli on the surface of parts of projectiles left in 

 healed wounds, A. Lumiere {Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. [Paris], 163 {1916), No. 

 15, pp. 378-SSO ) . — A number of cases are reported in vvhich symptoms of tetanus 

 developed after the healing of the wound. It is considered that the pieces 

 of projectiles left in the healed wounds carried spores of tetanus bacilli which 

 developed and caused a reinfection. It is indicated that in such cases proper 

 precautions should be taken and the extraneous material removed if possible. 

 Antitetanic serum should also be reinjected at the time of the second operation. 



A contribution to the value of the avian tuberculin test of Van Es and 

 Schalk, H. Schornagel (Ztschr. Infektionskrank. n. Hyg. Haustiere, 17 {1915), 

 No. 3-4, pp. 170-176, fig. 1). — Experimental data obtained by the use of the 

 intracutaneous tuberculin test of Van Es and Schalk (E. S. R., 31, p. 582) are 

 submitted. The author concludes that the procetlure is a valuable diagnostic 

 aid in the detection of avian tuberculosis, and that its manipulation is both 

 simple and rapid. 



The economic importance of detecting and eradicating the disease in a flock 

 is emphasized. 



The intracutaneous tuberculin test of Van Es and Schalk as a diagnostic 

 aid in avian tuberculosis, H. .Takou and L. Gazenbeek {Ztschr. Infektions- 

 krank. n. Hyg. Haustiere, 17 {1915), No. 3-4, pp. 177-191, figs. 6).— The authors 

 tested 24 birds by the method of Van Es and Schalk (B. S. R.,-31, p. 582), of 

 which 16 were tubercular. The remaining fowls were nontubercular and gave 

 negative reactions. Of the 16 cases 8 yielded positive, 2 doubtful, and 6 nega- 

 tive reactions. 



The use of the method is deemed to be an important step in the early diagnosis 

 of the disease. A bibliography of 21 references to the literature cited is 

 appended. 



A study of the milk in bovine infectious abortion, W. Giltner, L. H. Cool- 

 EUGE, and I. F. HuDDLESON {Jour. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc., 50 {1916), No. 2, pp. 

 157-167). — Experiments carried out to determine whether Bacillus abortus anti- 

 bodies could be made to appear in the sera of adults by ingestion of infected 

 milk are reported. 



Of the seven adults drinking such milk five developed a slight increase in 

 the antibody content of the blood, but in no case was there a marked increase. 

 In only one case did the reaction persist after four weeks from the last drink- 

 ing of the infected milk. Another experiment, conducted to throw some light 

 on the pathogenic or antigenic properties of B. abortus in milk on humans, 

 showed that there was no appreciable increase of the antibody content in the 



