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by the bacillus of Loftier and Schiitz. Notes are given on the differential diagnosis 

 between swine plague and pyemic cachexia. 



Hog cholera, R. G. Marco (Vet. Espan., Madrid, 47 {1904), No. 1689, pp. 406- 

 408) . — Notes are given on the symptoms, lesions, distribution, and treatment of this 

 disease, with an account of the different forms under which it occurs. 



An outbreak of anthrax in horses, J. Boirges (Bui. Soc. ('rut. Mid. Yet., 81 

 (1904), No. IS, pp. 607-625). — Brief notes are given on some of the more serious out- 

 breaks of anthrax which have occurred in France in former years. The outbreak 

 described in this paper occurred among a regiment of artillery horses numbering 510. 

 After the tirst case appeared the disease spread rapidly. A number of sources of 

 infection were suspected, among them being forage and water. 



Notes are given on the progress of the disease in a number of cases and also on the 

 symptoms and pathological lesions. Treatment appears to be effective only in 

 chronic cases of comparatively mild type. The most successful means of preventing 

 the disease consist in thorough cleansing and disinfection of premises and isolation 

 or destruction of infected animals and proper sanitation for exposed animals. 



The etiology of cerebro-spinal meningitis in horses, A. Zangheri (Clin. 

 Yet., 27 (1904), No. 37, pp. 217—221). — As a result of the author's study and obser- 

 vations on this disease it is concluded that the cause of the disease is the diplococcus 

 of Frankel. The disease may appear in epizootic form and is apparently identical 

 with the affection in man which is known under the same name. 



Poisoning of horses from eating the plant Ornithogalum thyrsoides, 

 D. Hutcheon (Agr. Jour. Cape Good Hope, 25 (1904), No. 1, pp. 48-50). — This plant 

 was found to cause considerable losses among horses under natural conditions, and 

 feeding experiments also demonstrated that the plant contained a violent poison. It 

 produced acute gastro-enteritis and a very serious disturbance of the nervous system. 

 No opportunity was had for attempting the curative treatment, but the author recom- 

 mends the administration of a mixture consisting of a pint each of linseed oil and 

 limewater. 



Infectious catarrh of the upper respiratory passages, Bachstadt (Ztechr. 

 Yeterindrk., 16 (1904), No. 10, pp. 429-432). — An outbreak of this disease occurred 

 among the horses of one of the army regiments. The chief symptoms were a cough, 

 depression, nasal discharge, and swelling of the laryngeal lymphatic glands. The 

 diseased animal, as a rule, showed no elevation of temperature. The disease itself 

 appeared to be undoubtedly infectious. Notes are given on the differential diagnosis 

 between the disease and bronchial catarrh and contagious coryza. The best treat- 

 ment consists in a suitably regulated diet, rest, and good ventilation. No satisfactory 

 results were obtained by the use of drugs. 



Preliminary report of the appearance in the Philippine Islands of a dis- 

 ease clinically resembling glanders, R. P. Strong (Philippine Dept. Bit., Bureau 

 Govt. Labs. [Pub.], 1902, No. 1, pp. 12, pis. 4).— Attention is called to the fact that 

 horses in the Philippine Islands are subject to a disease which may closely resemble 

 glanders. The disease begins as a small nodule in the cutis, frequently near some 

 slight abrasion, and extends gradually, in neglected cases, over various parts of the 

 body, including the mucous membranes of the nose. Metastases may occur in the 

 glands, but not" so far as has been observed in- the internal organs. 



This disease is due to a species of blastomyces which does not grow readily on 

 the ordinary nutrient media used in bacteriological study. The disease is distinct 

 from bursattee, or beef farcy, and yields readily to proper treatment. This should 

 consist in shaving the hair around the nodule when it first appears and cauterizing 

 and thoroughly cleansing the nodule wdth corrosive sublimate, creolin, formalin, or 

 benzoyl acetyl peroxid. 



Practical and pathological horseshoeing, C. W. Brodhead (Pennsylvania 

 Dept. Agr. Rj>t. 1903, pp. 412-420) .—Special directions are given for preparing and 



