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The blood parasite persists in the plaques as long as edema is to be observed. The 

 developmental forms of tin- organism are also found in the cerebro-spinal fluid, vagi- 

 nal mueus, and semen. In a number of cases a mild vesicular exanthema occurred 

 an a complication of dourine and gave rise to a high fever and emaciation in acute 



cases, with occasional death. 



The experimental diagnosis of glanders, <i. Mazzini and A. \<i zzi ( Gior. /.'. 

 fioc. ed. Area,/. ]',/. ftal., 54 {1905), Nos. i. pp. '<-'■>: ■ '. />/>■ 96-38). — Asa result of the 

 authors' study of glanders and the various methods of diagnosing this disease, it is 

 concluded that negative results obtained from the inoculation of guinea pigs, with 

 the mucus of suspected animals, does not permit of drawing the conclusion that the 

 bone in question is not affected with glanders. It was found during these experi- 

 ments that glycerin exercises a considerable antiseptic action upon the glanders 

 bacillus. 



The differential diagnostic value of glanders agglutination in the impor- 

 tant internal diseases of the horse, K. LanosbI MonaUih. I'm Li. TierJieilk., 16 1 1905 I, 

 No. 6, pp. 841-254). — Tim author's observations were made on loo horse-, some of 

 which were healthy while others were affect ed with various disease- such as pneu- 

 monia, contagious coryza, hemoglobinuria, anthrax, tetanus, influenza, pseudo- 

 Leukemia, glanders, etc 



Careful tests were made to determine the agglutinative power of the sera of all 

 these cases toward the glanders bacillus. Results of these tests are presented in a 

 table from which it appears that the agglutinative power of healthy horses or horses 

 affected with diseases other than glanders is never greater than 1:500, while the 

 agglutinative ratio of serum from glanderous horses varies from 1:2,000 to 1 : 5,000. 



The author concludes, therefore, that the method of agglutination is perfectly 

 reliable in the diagnosis of glanders. The literature of this subject is discussed in 

 connection with a short bibliography. 



Post-mortem diagnosis of glanders, Breton and Cheneau (Rec. Med. V&t., 88 

 {190~>), No. 8, i>i>. $1-83). — As a result of a study of the pathological lesions observed 

 in glanders the conclusion is reached that judgment should not be pronounced too 

 rashly if, in the examination of the lung of a horse, nodular lesions are found which 

 resemble those of glanders. If the anterior portion of the respiratory tract is free 

 from ulcers or old cicatrices, it is necessary to resort to microscopic study in order to 

 determine the specific nature of the organisms concerned. 



The prophylaxis of glanders, J. McFadykax {Jour. Compar. Path, and Ther., 

 is {1905), No. 1. pp. 28-80). — In this article the author reviews the present statu- of 

 glanders in London, with notes on the extent of the disease, methods of dissemina- 

 tion, and suitable prophylactic measures. 



Existing regulations are considered somewhat defective for the reason that the value 

 of mallein is not recognized and that horses exposed to infection are not watched in 

 a sufficiently careful manner. Attention is called to the fact that during the last 12 

 years from 800 to 2,000 glanderous horses have been.annually slaughtered by knaek- 

 tisin London. Not a single case of infection among man has occurred in these 

 establishments. This is considered as indicating that the blood and meat of glander- 

 ous horses seldom carry infection. 



Mallein as a curative .agent in the treatment of glanders, T. E. Cabboli 

 | West. Vet., l {190.5), No. ■:. pp. 9,10). — The author's experience with glanders was 

 had in the Philippine Islands, where glanders prevailed extensively at the time when 

 the observations were made. Mallein was tested in a large number of horses and it 

 was found that the temperature reaction took place up to the fourth or fifth injection. 

 In some cases the third temperature reaction was higher than the second. In these 

 tests mallein proved to be a reliable diagnostic agent but no improvement was noted 



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