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GLANDERS. 



This disease has unfortunately made its appearance again, and 

 under most annoying circumstances. At the request of the 

 sherifif, a horse which had been found wandering in the streets 

 until placed in the Kalihi pound was examined and was found to 

 be suffering from typical glanders. Though the sheriff detailed 

 two officers to try to locate the owner, they did not succeed, and 

 the horse was shot. As the animal was suffering from a profuse 

 discharge from the nose, it is to be feared that other animals may 

 have become infected, but so long as the owner, who undoubtedly 

 was aware of the animal's condition, could not be found, no fur- 

 ther measures could be taken to prevent the spread of the disease. 



A hitherto unknoivn disease has made its appearance in sev- 

 eral local stables, a total of four cases having come under observa- 

 tion, one of which has died. The disease resembles tetanus or 

 lockjaw to a certain extent, and may possibly prove to be a 

 toxaemia, due to intestinal parasites. Unfortunately no op- 

 portunity to make a post mortem examinati9n has presented itself, 

 the one fatal case not being reported in time for this purpose. 



RABIES. 



A total of 191 ownerless and stray dogs have been caught and 

 destroyed in the gas chamber in the jail yard. 



From reports received from the health authorities of California 

 and Oregon, it appears that rabies is spreading steadily and the 

 Board's action in enforcing a strict quarantine against all dogs 

 coming from or through infected countries would therefore seem 

 fully justified. 



Very respectfully, 



\"lCTOR A. NORGAARD, 



Territorial Veterinarian. 



REPORTS OF ASSISTANT VETERINARIAN. 



Honolulu, June 30, 1912. 

 Dr. Victor A. Norgaard, Chief of Division of Animal Industry. 



Sir : — I have the honor to submit herewith a report on the work 

 accomplished during the past month. 



TUP.ERCULOSIS CONTROL. 



The work in this line has consisted of testing the new cattle 

 taken into the different dairies. This amounted to a total of 55 

 head, scattered in eight different dairies, all of which passed the 



