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Bevan (L. E, W.). African Coast Fever. —Rhodesia Agric. ,Jl.,Salishufy, 

 xii, no. 4, August 1915, pp. 468-483, 4 %s., 7 plates. 

 African Coast fever is essentially a disease of bovine animals, caused 

 by Theileria parva, parasitic in the red blood corpuscles. Development 

 of T. parva takes place partly in the tick and partly ni the ox. 

 The incubation period in the latter is 10 or 12 days. About 75 per 

 cent, of the blood corpuscles are invaded by the parasite. The average 

 time from the day of infection until death is about 30 days. In animals 

 habituated to arsenic by constant dipping, the infective processes are 

 retarded and the average period of incubation may be extended to 

 16 days. 



Sinclair (J. M.). Veterinary Report.— Mor?ma Agric. Jl, SaHshury, 

 xii, no. 4, Aagust 1915, pp. 546-550. 

 In April 1915 several outbreaks of African Coast fever occurred. 

 An outbreak in the Mazoe district was undoubtedly contracted during 

 the passage of the herd through the Bedford Estate. Further cases 

 were reported during June. Where possible, infected herds were 

 removed to clean veld, after being kept in camps where their 

 temperature was observed, and were dipped or sprayed regularly. 

 Where no clean veld was available, the animals were dipped or 

 sprayed every third day. Several deaths from trypanosomiasis 

 occurred in the Hartley District. Tsetse-fly {Glossina morsitans] 

 was plentiful a short distance across the border ; the cases reported 

 may have been the result of extension of the fly areas up the 

 valleys in consequence of the heavy rains of the previous season. 



De Mello (F.). Preliminary Note on a New Haemogregarine found 



in the Pigeon's Blood.— Ind. Jl. Med. Research, CalcnUa, iii, no. 1, 



July 1915, pp. 93-94, 1 plate. 



A new Haemogregarine was found in the blood of pigeons in 



Mapuca (Bardez), w^hich were infested by the Hippoboscid, Lynchia 



maura. This insect may harbour the sporogenic forms of the parasite, 



but these have not as yet been detected by dissection. 



Aw ATI (P. R.). Studies in Flies i}).—Ind. Jl Med. Research, CalcuUa, 

 iii, no. 1, July 1915, pp. 135-148, 6 figs., 3 plates. 

 This paper deals with the chaetotaxy and pilotaxy of the Muscidae 

 and the range of variability in the genus Musca. 



Christophers (S. R.) & Chaxd (K.). Notes on some Anophelines 

 from Arabia and Mesopotamia. — Ind. Jl. Med. Research, Calcutta. 

 iii, no. 1, July 1915, pp. 180-200, 2 plates, 1 tables. 



The collections of Anophelines here described were obtained from 

 the Aden Protectorate, Muscat and Lower Mesopotamia. The Arabian 

 Anopheline fauna is shown to be markedly African in character. 



