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Some pulmonary lesions produced by the bacillus of hemorrhagic septi- 

 cemia of carabaos, P. <■. Woolley (Philippine Dept. Int., Bureau Govt. Lab*. 

 [Pub.], 1903, No. IS, pp. 11).— Hemorrhagic septicemia assumes a great variety of 

 forms, some of which are described in this bulletin. 



In one case in a carabao the symptoms were those of pleuro-pneumonia. Smears 

 made from the blood, liver, lung8, and prescapular lymph glands showed consid- 

 erable numbers of oval bacilli. In a second case, a post-mortem examination 

 showed a subcutaneous edema on the sides. Cultures were made from abscesses on 

 the lungs, and these organisms were pathogenic for monkeys, small birds, rabbits, 

 and guinea pigs, whether inoculated subcutaneously, intravenously, or into the pleura 

 and peritoneum. It does not appear to be clear how the bacillus of hemorrhagic 

 septicemia gains entrance into the lungs. 



Further experiments with parturient paresis (milk fever), C. B. Lane ( Neu 

 Jersey Stas. Bpt. 1903, p. 380). — Brief mention of the successful use of the Schmidt 

 treatment in the case of one cow. 



Comparative experiments on human and bovine tuberculosis, H. Preisz 

 (Ztschr. Tnbrrkuln.se: n. HeUstdttenw., 6 (1904), No. 3, pp. 221-230).— Brief critical notes 

 are given on literature relating to this subject. The author carried out a number 

 of experiments in testing the effect of tubercle bacilli of human origin upon cattle. 

 In one series of experiments 6 cattle were inoculated subcutaneously with human 

 tubercle bacilli of mixed origin. In another set of experiments, 4 calves were 

 inoculated intraperitoneally. In a third set of experiments 2 cows were inocu- 

 lated intravenously, while in a fourth series 5 cattle were fed cultures from human 

 tubercle bacilli. 



Although 10 different races of human tubercle bacilli were used in these experi- 

 ments, none was found which produced generalized tuberculosis of cattle. Among 

 the 6 cattle which were inoculated subcutaneously the disease did not spread even 

 to the neighboring lymphatic glands, except in one case. In a majority of cases 

 large subcutaneous inoculations failed to produce even local alterations in the inocu- 

 lated animals. Nevertheless, infection did occur in a few instances, and the author 

 maintains, therefore, that considerable hesitancy should be felt in arguing in favor 

 of a specific difference of these 2 forms of tubercle bacilli on account of the observed 

 difference in virulence. 



The transmissibility of human tubercle bacilli to animals, J. Karlinski 

 (Ztschr. Tkiermed., 8 (1904), No. 6, pp. 401-416).— The native cattle of Bosnia are 

 known to be exceedingly resistant to the tubercle bacillus. Previous experiments of 

 the author, however, had shown the possibility of infecting these cattle by means of 

 human tubercle bacilli. In the present experiments native goats were selected as 

 experimental animals. 



Statistics from the inspection of meat of these animals showed that not a single 

 case of tuberculosis had been discovered in 210,644 goat carcasses inspected. For the 

 purpose of testing the resisting power of these goats 2 animals were inoculated intra- 

 venously with 5 cc. of an emulsion of human tubercle bacilli. The inoculation was 

 performed in April, and in July both animals showed a pronounced reaction to tuber- 

 culin and considerable emaciation. The goats w T ere killed and caseous foci were 

 found in a majority of the mediastinal and tracheal lymphatic glands. 



An extensive series of experiments was also carried out to determine the influence 

 of inoculation with human tubercle bacilli upon pregnant goats. In these experi- 

 ments 22 animals were used. Detailed notes are given on the results noted in each 

 goat. It was found that the human tubercle bacilli were virulent in these experi- 

 ments. The lymphatic apparatus was chiefly affected, while the lungs were more 

 rarely attacked. The effect of inoculation was quite pronounced, as shown in the 

 frequency with which abortion occurred. The transportation of the tubercle bacilli 



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