1918.] VETERINARY MEDICINE. 687 



thirty-fifth annual meeting of the Illinois Veterinary :\Iedical Association at 

 Chicago, in December, 1917, in which the author outlines some proposed plans 

 for the eradication of tuberculosis from cattle and swine. 



The strug-gle against bovine tuberculosis, A. Grantj (Vie Agr. et Rurale, 

 8 (1918), No. 9, pp. 155-157, fig. 1). — The author emphasizes the necessity of 

 prophylaxis against bovine tuberculosis, and describes a French organizaton 

 for its control having as its aims (1) to combat by the tuberculin test the 

 propagation of bovine tuberculosis in the stables as far as possible, (2) to safe- 

 guard and defend the Interests of the members in a contested case, and (3) to 

 indemnify the members of the society in case of loss caused by the death or 

 seizure of a tubercular animal. 



Control of tuberculosis and infectious abortion, V. A. Moore (N. Y. Dept. 

 Agr. Bui. 94 (1917), pp. 25-33). — The history and nature of bovine tuberculosis 

 are discussed and requirements necessary in a successful campaign for its sup- 

 pression suggested. The author states that much more research will have to be 

 done before definite successful methods of control of infectious abortion can be 

 formulated, but that the provisional method of prophylactic treatment consist- 

 ing of douches and disinfection should be carried out. 



Paspalum notatum, the cause of a new disease of cattle, F. Rosenbusch 

 and J. Zabala (An. Soc. Rural Argentina, 51 (1917), No. 3, pp. 245-2Jf8, pi. 1). — 

 This is a report upon a disease of cattle which occurs in the Provinces of Buenos 

 Aires and Santa Fe, Argentina, and is characterized by generalized muscular 

 trembling and debility. It is known as " tembleque " or " chucho." 



Concerning " pasto dulce " and the disease which it causes in cattle, L. 

 Haumax (An. Soc. Rural Argentina, 51 (1917), No. 5, pp. 379, 3S^).— The author 

 takes exception to the identity of the plant reported as the cause of a new dis- 

 ease in cattle in the paper noted above. 



" El gramillon " or '' pasto dulce," the cause of " tembleque," F. Rosen- 

 busch and J. Zabala (An. Soc. Rural Argentina, 51 (1917), No. 5, pp. 380- 

 S83). — A further discussion of this subject. 



Kenguera, a paralytic sheep disease in Peru, S. H. Gaigek (Jour. Compar. 

 Path, and Ther., 30 (1917), No. 3, pp. 185-209, figs. 4).— " Renguera is a new 

 and hitherto undescribed disease of lambs, occurring in the Peruvian Andes. 

 Sheep only appear to be susceptible. Renguera belongs to the class of nervous 

 disea.ses to which louping-ill, scrapie, and sMing-back in Britain, and pataleta 

 in South America belong. Renguera is distinguishable from louping-ill by its 

 affecting lambs only and by there being no convulsions in any form of the dis- 

 ease. From scrapie it is distinguished by there being no symptoms of skin 

 irritation. Owing to insufficient knov/ledge of swing-back, it is not at present 

 possible to compare that disease with renguera. Renguera agrees closely with 

 some of the descriptions of pataleta in Argentina, but not with other descrip- 

 tions. Renguera is almost constantly associated with a micrococcus, which can 

 be grown from the fluids and tissues of the body, including sometimes the brain 

 and spinal fluid, but in the absence of success in all attempts to transmit the 

 disease, either with this coccus or with any of the fluids and tissues of the body, 

 it is not possible yet to say if this coccus is the casual agent. 



" Curative meaures hold out little promise of success. Preventive measures 

 may be found in course of time from experiments in this direction which are 

 now being carried out by those on the spot. The occurrence of this disease at 

 an altitude where ticks do not exist should be of special interest to those con- 

 cerned with sheep diseases in Britain, as it shows that ticks are unnecessary 

 for the propagation of at least one sheep disease of the nervous type." 



This report is based upon investigations made in Peru, following the author's 

 arrival there in August, 1916. 



