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EPIZOOTIC LYMPHANGITIS 
Synonyms. Japanese farcy; pseudo-farcy; equine pox; equine 
syphilis; inundation fever. 
Characterization. Epizoétic lymphangitis is described as a virulent 
infectious disease characterized by suppuration of the superficial 
lymphatic vessels, due to the presence of a specific organism. It is a 
disease of the solipeds, although Tokishige reports finding it in cattle 
in Japan. ; 
History. This affection seems to have been known for a very long 
time and to have been confused with cutaneous glanders (farcy). 
French veterinarians have recognized the disease as river farcy, farcin 
en cul de poule, curable or benign farcy. In France these various 
forms were acknowledged to be identical, the “river farcy” being 
considered as an attenuated form of glanders (farcy) until 1873, when 
Rivolta discovered the specific organism (Saccharomyces farcimino- 
