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February, 1887, that an outbreak of glanders had occurred in Greene 

 County, Ga., among horses belonging to Mr. P. M. Mass. One ani- 

 mal had died and 3 others had been inf ected % 



Mr. Charles N". Hewitt, secretary of the Minnesota State board of 

 health, writing to the Department in April last, states that " since 

 March 7, 1885, this board has isolated in this State over 450 horses 

 affected or suspected of having been infected with glanders." Over 

 250 of this number had been killed, and at the date of his letter but 

 17 animals in the entire State remained in quarantine. 



Mr. John T. Payne, Locust Grove, Orange County, Ya., informed 

 the Department in October last that his horses and mules were affected 

 with farcy. 



In December, 1887, Mr. John Harrison, Nash, Ellis County, Tex., 

 wrote the Department stating that considerable excitement was ex- 

 isting among the people of that community over a supposed outbreak 

 of glanders among horses. One mule had died, but the opinion was 

 not unanimous as to the nature of the disease. 



Many cases of glanders were reported to the Department during 

 the year 1888. In May, Mr. Robert J. Yasseur, of Stroudsburgh, Pa., 

 wrote that a contagious disease said to be glanders or farcy was pre- 

 vailing among horses in that locality, that many animals had died, 

 and several were still suffering from the malady. 



Under recent date Mr. John D. Murrell, Bayou Goula, Iberville, 

 La., writes as follows: 



At the hotel stable in the village of Bayou Goula, a disease made its appearance 

 last year which killed 2 or 3 horses. At the time it was suspected to be glanders. 

 The proprietor tore out the troughs, cleaned up the stable, and as no other case ap- 

 peared all fears were allayed. But within the past few weeks the disease has broken 

 out again. Three more horses have died, and several others have the disease. The 

 animals are not running at the nose, nor are there any sores on them. They lose their 

 appetites, fall off rapidly in flesh, but drink freely. Great alarm is felt among the 

 planters, who have large numbers of mules and horses on their plantations, varying 

 from 25 to 75 on each place. 



On July 27, Dr. F. L. Kilborne, director of the Veterinary Ex- 

 periment Station, reported that he had destroyed a horse suffering 

 with chronic glanders on the day previous. The horse was found at 

 Sheriff -road crossing, near Benning's Station, D. C. 



On September 10 Dr. Kilborne examined a horse belonging to a 

 gentleman residing on the Falls Church road, Virginia, which was 

 reported to be suffering with glanders. The disease had previously 

 been diagnosed as glanders by Dr. J. E. Woodruff, who reported it. 

 The report of the investigation and examination is given as follows 

 by Dr. Kilborne: 



History. The horse, a bay gelding, six or eight years old, weighing about 1,200 

 pounds, was purchased by the present owner at a Government sale in Washington 

 City eighteen months ago. Was apparently healthy until five weeks ago, when it 

 was taken sick. The first observed indication of illness was a small swelling, one- 

 half inch across, which appeared on the lateral surface of the right lower jaw just 

 above the angle. This burst and discharged a glairy, sticky secretion; but now is 

 nearly healed. Later a similar swelling, but larger, developed on the back part of 

 right fore limb, below elbow. This opened about ten days ago and has been dis- 

 charging since. It is still discharging a glary, viscid, more or less bloody secretion. 



After the development of the swelling on the jaw, a slight, thin, glairy, sticky 

 discharge was noticed from left nostril, and several days later a similar discharge 

 from the right nostril. This discharge gradually increased in quantity, but of the 

 same character, until September 5, when it became streaked with blood. Since 

 that time it has been quite copious. There has been no cough at any time, and no 

 nasal discharge during the past eighteen months until the present time. No ulcer- 



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