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Maladie du Coit. Dourine in Stallions and Mares Caused by 



Trypanosoma Equiperdum. 



Prevention. Kill the diseased mares, and kill or castrate the diseased 



Kill, or quarantine for three months the exposed stallions. Quarantine and 

 inspect frequently the exposed mares. Medical treatment is rarely advisable 

 in the United States. Avoid sexual excitement or copulation of patients. 



Seen in stallions and mares. 1. Vesicles, ulcers and swelling of penis, 

 urethral discharge and svi^elling of inguinal glands, edema of beUy and legs, 

 and often orchitis. Mares, vesicles, papules and ulcers about vulva, con-, 

 gestion and vaginal discharge. Animal acts as if in heat. White, puckered 

 scars left on vulva. 2. After 2 months to year vpeakness, emaciation and 

 paraplegia occur. Gait is swaying, there are large urticarial swellings, pruri- 

 tus and discharge from nose and eyes. Does not occur in geldings. 



Treatment. Kill diseased mares, castrate infected stallions, castrate or iso- 

 late exposed stallions and frequent inspection of exposed mares. Castration 

 cures if done before nervous symptoms appear. Copulation starts up disease 

 in mares when, apparently well. The U. S. Gov't, enforces above treatment. 

 Where medical treatment allowable may use antiseptic irrigations of penis 

 and vagina. Stallion, 2 per cent, lysol or creolin, or 1-2,000 solution of corro- 

 sive. In mares, injections of 2 per cent, lysol. Also apply local application 

 of 5 per cent, argyrol solution after cleansing as above. Great swelling is 

 reduced by constant hot fomentation (saturated boric acid solution), or by 

 incisions. After acute conditions subside, may inject sheath and vagina with 

 1 per cent, lead acetate or zinc sulphate solution, and use black wash exter- 

 nally. Treat ulcerations with 10 per cent, silver nitrate solution. In the 

 beginning, sloppy food, mashes, green food and milk may be given. Iron 

 and arsenic are indicated. With the appearance of emaciation, urticaria or 

 paresis, give sodium cacodylate ( gr.xl) , hypodermically every four hours. Also 

 give strychnine thrice daily. The treatment must be persisted in for months; 

 three years should elapse before a stallion is safe for service. Vesicular 

 exanthema may be treated locally, as advised for dourine, but often dis- 

 appears spontaneously. 



Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Cattle. 



Prophylaxis: clean, dry, well ventilated stables and removal of infected 

 soil from barns. Isolate sick and disinfect discharges. Gi'i'e creolin (3ii) 

 twice daily in a pint of milk. Irrigate nose with 2 per cent, lysol solution; 

 eyes with saturated boric acid solution. Soft diet with milk and gruels. 

 Enemata or laxatives. 



Mallenders and Sallenders in the Horse. Squamous Eczema. See 

 Ecsema. 



Attacks flexures of hock and knee. Soak over night in sweet oil. Wash 

 next morning with green soap and warm water, to remove scales. Apply 

 oil of cade, liquid tar, or creolin, in alcohol (1 to 10). Carlsbad salt on the 

 food. Regular exercise. Arsenic and iron. 



Malnutrition. See Debility. 



Malta Fever. 



In goats and sheep, occasionally solipeds, ruminants, dogs, cats, rabbits, 

 rats, fowl and duck. Has occurred in this country in Texas and Mississippi 

 valley region. Infection through milk and urine and by copulation with in- 

 fected animal. Infection also by food and bedding contaminated with urine. 

 Possible that dust and mosquitoes convey the infection. In man infection is 

 gained by ingestion of infected goat's milk, and vegetables contaminated by 

 animals. Also by direct exposure to infected animals. Abortion in fourth 

 month in goats and sheep and failure of lactation with lameness, vaginal 

 discharge and conjunctivitis. Orchitis and lameness in rams and goats. 

 Absence of symptoms in other animals. Causes severe and prolonged febrile 

 illness in man. Diagnosis by agglutination test of serum of infected animal. 

 Prophylaxis only of importance. A vaccine is still in the experimental 



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