486 EXPEKIMENT STATION EECOKD, 



Some canine notes, W. Jowett (Agr. Jour. Cape Good Hope, 37 {1910), No. 

 5, pp. 518-521). — In continuing experiments witli canine piroplasmosis (E. S. R., 

 23, p. 589) the author finds that susceptible canines may be "salted" by 

 infecting them with a virus and injecting tryi^anblue as soon as the parasites 

 appear in the blood. Two canine diseases often confounded with biliary fever, 

 namely, canine distemper and epizootic gastro-enteritis, are briefly considered. 



White diarrhea in chicks, L. F. Rettgee (Amer. Poultry IForkZ, 1 {1910), 

 No. 3, pp. 160, 213). — This account is based on investigations previously noted 

 (E. S. R., 22, p. 489). 



Malta fever in fowls, Dubois {Rev. V^t. [Toulouse], 35 {1910), No. 8, pp. 

 ^90-492). — In this preliminary note the author reports upon an epizootic that 

 occurred among fowls in the suburbs of Nimes, France, resulting in a mortality 

 of 70 per cent. Ten of 17 fowls that were tested gave the agglutination reaction 

 for Micrococcus melitensis. 



The microbe of avian diphtheria, J. Boedet and V. Fally {Ann. Inst. Pas- 

 teur, 24 {1910), No. 7, pp- 563-568, pi. 1; ahs. in Vet. Rec, 23 {1910), No. 1167, 

 p. 323). — The authors describe a micro-organism in connection with avian 

 diphtheria which differs essentially from those dealt with by other investi- 

 gators. It does not develop on the ordinary culture media, and even upon 

 media which contains deflbrinated blood the growth is so thin that it almost 

 escapes observation. Giemsa's stain gave the best results. The micro-organism 

 is nonmotile, grows fairly rapid, and its vitality is fairly great. The disease 

 was transmitted to fowls, causing the characteristic lesions, and an extraordi- 

 nary abundance of germs were found in the exudate. 



The parasitic protozoa of ruminants' stomachs, E. Liebetanz {Arch. Pro- 

 iistcnk., 19 {1910), No. 1, pp. 19-80, pis. 2, fig. i).— A bibliography of 42 titles 

 accompanies this account. 



Concerning two new species of wonns: Trichosomum papillosum and 

 Heterakis cylindrica, K. L. Blome {Ztschr. Vetcrindrk., 21 {1909), No. 8-9, 

 pp. 353-368, pis. 3; ahs. in Rev. G6n. MM. Y6t., 15 {1910), No. 180, pp. 716, 

 717). — Nematodes found (in 2 instances) associated in the intestines of grouse 

 {Tetrao urogallc), for the death of which they were responsible, are described 

 as representing the new species, T. papillosum and //. cylindrica. 



The cestodes in Procavia, C. Janicki (In L. Schultze's Zoologische und 

 Antliropologische Ergehnisse einer Forschungsreise im WestUchen und Zentralen 

 SUdafrika, 1903-5. Jena, 1910, vol. 4, pt. 3, pp. 373-396, pis. 3).— Seven species 

 of Inermicapsifer, of which 2 are new, and 2 species of Taenia are recorded from 

 this host. 



An extracellular coccidium, Cryptosporidium muris n. g. and n. sp. of 

 the gastric glands of the common mouse, E. E. Tyzzee {Jour. Med. Research, 

 23 {1910), No. 3, pp. 487-509, i)ls. 2). — The author presents a report of biological 

 studies of C. mtiris, a parasite frequently found in large numbers in the gastric 

 glands of the tame varieties of the common mouse {Miis musculus). 



Contagious diseases of bees of interest to veterinarians, Topfee {Berlin. 

 Tierarstl. Wchnschr., 26 {1910), No. 46, pp. 889-899).— An account of bees and 

 bee-keeping with a review of the present status of bee diseases. 



Formaldehyde disinfection, with special reference to the comparative 

 value of some of the proprietary products, M. L. Holm and E. A. Gaednee 

 {Jour. Infect. Diseases, 7 {1910), No. 5, pp. 641-663). — Experiments carried out 

 in an ordinary papered room, the cracks in the doors, window frames, etc., of 

 which had been carefully stopped up, are reported with the permanganate- 

 formalin method ^ and a number of proprietary products. 



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