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improved as far as possible by quinine treatment. All possible 

 mechanical protection should be given to buildings inhabited by the 

 troops. These measures should be carried out by experts under the 

 direction of the sanitary service. It is pointed out that the whole 

 campaign against malaria consists of a multitude of minute efforts 

 . and that care must be unremitting in convincing both officers and 

 men of the importance of the control measures, which should be 

 regarded as part of then military duties. 



Cardamatis (J. P.). Mode d' Action de la Quinine sur les diverses 

 Formes d'Hematozoaires ; Traitement prophylaetique et curatif le 

 plus eflicace du Paludisme. [The Action of Quinine on the various 

 Forms oi Haematozoa ; the most efficacious Prophylaxis and Cure 

 of Malaria.]- jBwW. Soc. Path. ExoL, Paris, xi, no. 7, July 1918, 

 pp. 648-662. 



The conclusions reached in this paper are based upon eight years' 

 work (1890-1897) in the malarial districts of Greek territory and 

 upon the reports of sanitary missions and experiences stretching over 

 a number of years. The questions discussed include the manner in 

 which quinine causes the destruction of each of the three species of 

 haematozoa, according to their age and their morphology ; the 

 quantity of quinine necessary to ensure the complete disappearance 

 of all forms of haematozoa from the blood, the best time for admini- 

 stration of quinine as a preventive, and the length of time necessary 

 for the treatment to be continued in order to produce a complete cure. 



Blanchard (C). Sur un nouveau Type larvaire du Groupe des 

 Anoph61in6s. [Concerning a new Type of Anopheline Larva.] — 

 Bull. Soc. Path. ExoL, Paris, xi, no. 7, July 1918, pp. 669- 

 677, 2 figs. 



This paper describes a mosquito larva new to the valley of the 

 Oise, where previously only Anopheles maculipeMnis and A. bifurcatus 

 have been observed. The species was identified as being in all proba- 

 bility A. 2)hmibeus {nigripes), which occurs in northern and central 

 Europe, but has not previously been observed in France. It may be 

 noted that the' larva of this species is not confined to holes in trees 

 containing a little Avater, as has been previously stated, the individuals 

 described in this paper having been collected from marshy ground. 



A further note records the finding of this species at Melun, on the 

 Seine. 



Griffiths (J. A.). A Note on Piroplasmosis of the Donkey. • 



Jl. Comp. Path. Therapeut., London, xxxi, part 2, June 1918, 

 pp. 131-133. [Received 12th August 1918.] 



Observations on piroplasmosis of donkeys in Nyasaland and East 

 Africa show that the disease chiefly affects the white Zanzibar donkey 

 and crosses of this breed with the native grey donkey, the latter breed 

 having a high degree of natural immunity. Many animals recover, 

 but always remain in poor condition, a few parasites appearing 

 intermittently in the blood. 



