farm where the stock originated in order to ascertain if 

 there was any probability that they were infected when 

 shipped. These precautions should be taken to limit the 

 spread of the disease as quickly as possible. 



The veterinary inspectors located at various public 

 stockyards should be informed immediately by telephone 

 or telegraph of any diseased, suspicious, or exposed animals 

 that were shipped from the infected community to public 

 stockyards. A record should be made of all live-stock oars 

 that carried infected or exposed animals out of the in- 

 fected district, and arrangements made with the various 

 railroad companies for the cleaning and disinfecting of 

 such cars before they are again used. 



Tracing Source of Infection. — It is important that 

 an investigation be made immediately to determine if 

 possible the source of infection in order to prevent an- 

 other outbreak from the same source. Veterinary in- 

 spectors should be detailed immediately to scout in the 

 community wherever rumor or suspicion leads in order 

 to locate and quarantine all infected herds as soon as pos- 

 sible. In addition to the scouts, other veterinary in- 

 spectors should be detailed to make a careful, systematic 

 inspection of all live stock within a radius of 3 miles or 

 more of the infected premises. 



Ordering Supplies. — As soon as the diagnosis of foot- 

 and-mouth disease has been confirmed, the veterinary in- 

 spector in charge should order by telegraph or telephone 

 sufficient supplies to meet immediate needs. In order to 

 sa\ e time the telephone or telegraph should be used in secur. 

 ing price? from different firms handling the needed supplies. 

 Tht* usual supplies used in combating an outbreak of foot- 

 and-mouth disease are dress-suit cases, rubber goods such 

 as boots, coats, hats, gloves, fumigating capes, also sponges, 

 permanganate of potassium, formaldehyde, bichlorid of 

 mercury tablets, compound solution of cresol, chlorid of 

 lime, and pumps. For each pump there should be ordered 



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