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leuni on all stagnant water devoid of fishes and frogs as being 

 the sources of mosquitoes, and the application of suppressive 

 measures which would include the rodents (capivaras), and 

 swine which have been shown to propagate the infection. 



INFECTIOUS PARAPLEGIA IN SOLIPEDS IN EUROPE. 



Definition : Infectious, non-febrile affection of solipeds with lesions of the 

 genito-urinary mucosa and nerve centres, paresis and paralysis. History. 

 Causes : Microbes varying ; bacteria of colon group ; infected urine, genital 

 mucus, brushes, combs, rubbers, mares especially exposed ; infection local or 

 general. I/esions : Congestion, exudation, swelling, discharge from vulva , 

 vagina, bladder, ureter, kidneys ; lumbar spinal cord, brain. Symptoms : 

 Mare, swollen open vulva, congestion and petechise, bloody mucus ; horse, 

 swollen sheath, pendant penis, congested papilla, discharge ; paresis of hind 

 limbs, falls, inability to get up, incontinence of urine ; paresis of fore limbs, 

 of thoracic muscles, asphyxia, fever in late stages. Recovery. Biagnosis : 

 From hsemoglobinuria by absence of dietetic cause, the infectious progress 

 and genital lesions. Prognosis : One-fourth to one-third die or fail to re- 

 cover. Treatment : Antiseptic washes and irrigations of vagina, urethra, 

 bladder, skin ; internally oil of turpentine ; slings. Prevention : Isolation, 

 disinfection, separate attendants, litter, sponges, etc., fly nets, screens, in- 

 sect powder, removal and disinfection of manure and garbage. 



Definition. A contagious, non-febrile affection of solipeds, 

 characterised by conge.stive and hasmorrhagic lesions of the gen- 

 ito-urinary mucosa, the spinal cord and its meninges, and by par- 

 aplegia or paresis of the hind limbs. 



History. This was described in 1888 by Comeny, as occurring 

 in a regiment of French cavalry. Other outbreaks have been 

 observed in 1892 (Rancoule); in 1896 (Blin and lyambert). 

 Earlier outbreaks have doubtless been confounded with cerebro- 

 spinal meningitis, hsemoglobinuria or simple paraplegia, the gen- 

 ito-urinary symptoms having been overlooked or viewed as 

 secondary. 



Causes. The disease, as hitherto observed, has been invariably 

 associated with microbian infection of the genito-urinary mucosa, 

 but no one microorganism has been found to be constantly pres- 

 ent. In the 1888 cases, Nocard isolated from the kidneys and 

 lumbar cord a small, motile bacillus which was not stained by 

 Gram's method and the inoculation of which proved fruitless. 



