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evidence for sucli infection, however, was wanting, since all the internal organs were 

 fonnd to be intact. 



Contagious pustular dermatitis of sheep, A. H. Berry [Jour. Cotnj). Path, and 

 Ther., 14 {1901), No. 4, pp. 307-3 li?) .—The nature, symptoms, and pathological lesions 

 of this disease are briefij' discussed. Notes are also given by way of differential diag- 

 nosis between this disease and foot-and-mouth disease. As treatment the author 

 recommends isolation of affected sheep; a change of pasture where possible to high, 

 well-drained land; the administration of tonics and alteratives, such as a mixture of 

 common salt, iron, and gentian; and local treatment of the pustules with some anti- 

 septics, such as lysol, carbolic acitl, or permanganate of i>otash. 



The lesions in sheep pox; their complete similarity from a microscopical 

 and histological standpoint with the lesions of co'w pox, variola, syphilis, 

 and cancer, F. J. Bosc ( Compt. Rend. Soc. Biol. Paris, 54 {1903), No. 4, pp. 114-116).— 

 The author describes in detail the pathological processes which develop during this 

 disease, in the skin, suVjcutaneous tissue, lungs, stomach, and liver. 



The existence in all lesions of virulent sheep pox and in the blood of ani- 

 mals affected Avith this disease, of special bodies of a definite structure, and 

 their structural and developmental similarity to the sporozoa, F. J. Bosc 

 {Compt. Rend. Soc Biol. Paris, 34 {190J), No. 4, pp- 117-119). — The author reports 

 the finding of peculiar bodies in the lesions of sheep pox which bear close resemblance 

 to sporozoa. Sections were made of the diseased tissue, and a number of staining 

 methods were tried with considerable success in differentiating- the bodies. A num- 

 ber of forms of this organism were observed and were apjiarently stages in reproduc- 

 tion by the karyokinetic method. 



True epithelioma in the liver in cases of sheep pox, F. J. Bosc ( Compt. Rend. 

 Soc. Biol. Paris, 54 {1902), No. 9, pp. 271,272).— The author describes in detail the 

 general appearance of the liver of sheep affected with pox, and also the pathological 

 histology o])served in this organ. The liver may become much enlarged and exhibit 

 symptoms of fatty degeneration, nodular hypertrophy, vascular lesions, and a true 

 cancerous condition or epithelioma of trabecular origin. 



Sheep scab, J. Spencer ( Virginia Sta. Bui. 124, pp- 39-46, figs. 4)- — Brief popular 

 notes on the symptoms, treatment, and method of dipping sheep for this disease. 



The stomach worm, J. Spencer ( Virginia Sta. Bui. 126, pp. 53-58) . — Strongylus 

 contortus is reported as causing considerable losses, especially among sheep. Notes 

 are given on the means of infection, symptoms, treatment, and post-mortem appear- 

 ances of this disease. 



Heart water in sheep and goats, D. Hutcheon {Agr. Jour. Cape Good Hope, 20 

 {1902), No. 11, pp. 633-639).— The symptoms of the disease are described, and an 

 account is given of the agency of ticks in carrying the disease, and of various exper- 

 iments in the use of bile and blood serum treated in different manners for the pur- 

 pose of producing immunity to the disease. These notes are based chiefly on the 

 experiments ]>y Dixon and Spreull. 



Lungworm disease among members of the deer family in Bohemia, G. 

 Zacfal {Ztschr. Thiermed., 5 {1901), No. 2-3, pp. 148-159).— ¥or a number of years 

 especially since 1886, epizootics of considerable extent have been observed among 

 different species of deer in various parts of Bohemia. At first the death of the game 

 was supposed to be due to unusual exposure in cold weather and the consequent 

 contraction of pneumonia and other affections of the lungs. Later, however, it was 

 observed that certain species of lungworms are invariably present in outbreaks of 

 the disease and these worms were subsequently shown to be the cause of the disease. 

 Notes are given on the post-mortem findings in a number of cases. It was found that 

 the species of worms which cause the lungworm disease of deer in Bohemia are 

 Strongylus filaria and S. commutatus. The author calls attention to the importance of 



