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tesar, India, during which it was shown that horseflies were instrumental in trans- 

 mitting surra. This fact was demonstrated by transmitting the disease through a 

 series of dogs which were allowed to be bitten by infected horseflies. Brief notes 

 are given on various species of insects which may be concerned in transmitting 

 trypanosomes. 



Equine glanders and its eradication, C. F. Dawson ( Florida Sta. Bui. 77, pp. 

 241-283, figs. 5). — The author presents a general account of the history of glanders, 

 its pathogenic micro-organism, occurrence, transmission, pathogenesis, symptoms of 

 acute and chronic forms, and diagnosis. A discussion is also presented of outbreaks 

 of glanders which have occurred in Florida since September, 1903. 



Some of the cases of glanders in Florida were apparently due to the importation 

 of a large number of horses into Florida during the Spanish-American war. Notes 

 are given on the distribution of these outbreaks and the means which were adopted 

 in determining the source of infection and in eradicating glanders. The author dis- 

 cusses the general problem of State protection of live-stock interests, together with 

 the various legal aspects of this problem. 



A brief digest is presented of State laws relating to the eradication of glanders and 

 indemnity to he paid for affected horses. 



Immunity of cattle toward glanders, V. Galtier and J. Nicolas {Jour. Med. 

 Vet. it Zootech., 55 ( 1904), Nov., pp. 650-652). — The author studied the serum of cat- 

 tle after repeated inoculation with glanders virus. As a result of these experiments 

 it was found that adult cattle which had been subjected to repeated inoculation with 

 glanders bacilli did not produce a serum which exercised any immunizing or cura- 

 tive properties when inoculated into horses infected with glanders or showing a 

 spontaneous case of the disease. 



A general eczema in horses, Schwerdtfeoer (Ztschr. Veterincirk., 16 (1904), No. 

 11, pp. 488-492). — The symptoms and course of this disease are described with ref- 

 erence to other similar cases described in the literature of the subject. In treating 

 the disease-affected horses they were given laxatives, after which the eczematous 

 parts were treated with a 2 per cent solution of bacillol or some other similar disin- 

 fectant, such as ichthyol, creolin, etc. 



Urticaria, Pkrkihn (Ztschr. VelerinarL, 16 (1904), No. 11, pp. 483, 484).— A brief 

 clinical history is given of a case of this disease in a horse. A large number of small 

 swellings appeared on the sides of the neck, shoulders, front legs, and other parts of 

 the horse, and the acute outbreak of the disease was accompanied by a pronounced 

 fever and other symptoms. 



An infectious disease of horses with alterations of the bones, Charon and 

 Thiroux (Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. [Paris], 139 (1904), Xo. 19, pp. 752-754).— In 

 Madagascar a number of horses and mules were observed to be infected with a dis- 

 ease during the course of which the bones became altered in a manner similar to that 

 which occurs in osteomalacia. Detailed notes are given on the symptoms and patho- 

 logical lesions which appear during this disease. The authors are inclined to the 

 opinion that the disease is identical with osteomalacia and that it may be due in part 

 to the presence of Piroplasma equi. 



A rapid method for the diagnosis of rabies, V. A. Moore and C. Way (Amer. 

 Vet. Her., 28 (1904), No. 7, pp. 658-662). — The methods proposed by Pasteur, Babes, 

 Van Gehuchten, Nelis, Ravenel, and Negri for the diagnosis of rabies are briefly 

 described. 



Among these various methods, that proposed by Van Gehuchten and Nelis has 

 given the best results and is considered to be the most satisfactory. Certain changes 

 take place in the plexiform ganglion, and since this ganglion may be dissected out 

 with comparative ease it is a simple matter to diagnose rabies in suspected animals. 

 The changes characteristic of rabies in the plexiform ganglion consist of atrophy, 

 invasion and destruction of the ganglion cell as a result of newly formed cells of 



