VETENXA.RY MEDICTETB. 285 



in Intemat. Inst. Agr. [.Borne], Mo. Bui. Agr. Intel, and Plant Diseases, 4 

 (191S), No. 7, pp. 1058, 1059). — Investigations were carried on to detemiLne the 

 species of Strongylus occurring in the lungs of sheep and deer and how the 

 embryos and mature parasites differ from each other. 



On an average, 95 per cent of those found in sheep are Strongylus fllaria 

 (Diciyocaulus filaria) and 5 per cent /S. commutatus (Synthetocaulus commu- 

 tatus). In many hundreds of lungs examined by the author no other species 

 were found. The sexually mature worms occurred either in the tracheae or in 

 the bronchi, never in the lung tissue. The author finds S. commutatus to be a 

 distinct species, but, contrary to hitherto accepted opinions, 8. capillaris {Syn- 

 thetocaulus capillaris) and 8. rufescens (Synthetocaulus rufcscens) found in 

 sheep appear to be idaDtical. 



The lungworms found in deer are exclusively 8. micrurus (Dictyocaulvs vivi- 

 parity), neither 8. mdcrurus, 8. sagittatus nor any other species being found in 

 the 100 cases investigated. Thus it would appear that the lungworms of sheep 

 are distinctly different from those of the deer and that transmission from sheep 

 to deer is very unlikely. 



A bibliography of 64 titles is appended. 



Anaplasmosis of the sheep in German East Africa, O. Tbautmann {Berlin. 

 Tierdrztl. Wchnschr., 29 {1913), No. S3, pp. 593, 59/,).— The author confirms the 

 previous observations of Schellhase* of the occurrence of anaplasmosis (Ana- 

 plasma marginale) of sheep in German East Africa. 



Cholera in northwest Iowa, O. W. Johnson (Breeder's Gaz., 64 (1913), No. 

 22, pp. 103S, 1039). — It is pointed out that hog cholera may be disseminated by 

 crows, since they feed on the carcasses of dead hogs and may then fly from 1 to 

 20 miles and light in hog pastures or in trees under which hogs seek shade. 



The practical treatment of the horse, W. H. Edqab (Atlanta, Ga., 1913, pp. 

 96). — A popular account. 



Cerebro-spinal meningitis of the horse, B. F, Kaupp (Amer. Vet. Rev., 44 

 (1913), No. 1, pp. 75-87, fig. 1). — The author discusses the history of the out- 

 break of cerebro-spinal meningitis in the Middle West in 1912, particularly in 

 Colorado, and its differential diagnosis ; and reports several cases of the disease, 

 including histological and bacteriological studies. He states that no definite 

 conclusion as to the cause of the disease can at the present time be drawn. 



Treatment of pectoral influenza (Brustseuche) with neosalvarsan, Stodteb 

 (Berlin. Tierdrztl. Wchnschr., 29 (1913), No. 11, pp. 195-198; ahs. in Rev. G^n. 

 MM. y^t., 21 (1913), No. 249, pp. 518^20).— Two horses treated by the 

 author on the third day and a third on the fourth day of the disease, with in- 

 travenous injections of 4^ gm. of neosalvarsan in 130 gm. of lukewarm (22° C.) 

 0.4 per cent salt solution, made rapid recoveries. The only objection to the use 

 of this preparation is its high price, each injection costing 42 marks ($10.00), 

 and it is estimated that the high percentage of recovery resulting, the shorten- 

 ing of the course of the disease, and the complete and definite cure make its use 

 economical. It is stated that during 1911, 226 animals were treated VTith salvar- 

 san with but a single loss, although the usual mortality from the disease runs 

 from 5 to 20 per cent. 



Concerning the beri-beri-preventing substances or vitamins contained in 

 rice polishings — a sixth contribution to the etiology of beri-beri, E. B. 

 Veddeb and R. R. Williams (Philippine Jour. 8ci., 8ect. B, 8 (1913), No. 3, 

 pp. 175-195). — Investigations are reported in continuation of earlier work 

 (E. S. R., 29, p. 180). 



Some of the conclusions follow which were drawn from experiments reported. 



•Berlin. Tierarztl. Wclmschr., 28 (1912), No. %S, pp. 511, 512. 



