Table l.~ Salmonella 1 and Erysipelothrix results (by State) from 4,273 tissues obtained from swine suspected of 



having hog cholera-Continued 

















Salmonella 



Salmonella 



State 



No. of 

 Animals 



No. of 

 Herds 



Salmonella 

 positive 



Salmonella 

 positive 



Erysipe- 

 lothrix 

 positive 



Erysipe- 

 lothrix 

 positive 



and 

 Erysipe- 

 lothrix 

 positive 



and 

 Erysipe- 

 lothrix 

 positive 



Washington 7 6 1 



W.Virginia 9 7 3 



W isconsin 1 1 1 



Wyoming 3 1 



TOTAL 3,140 2,105 1,179 



FA technique was used for detection of salmonella. 



Percent 

 14.3 

 33.3 



100.0 

 



Percent 

 42.9 

 33.3 











37.6 



670 



21.3 





Percent 











2 



22.2 



















273 



8.7 



these organisms are capable of producing complicating diseases with clinical signs indistinguishable from hog cholera, 

 it is of epidemiological importance to conduct bacteriologic examinations on swine tissues when hog cholera is 

 suspected. 



Acknowledgment 



The authors thank M. B. Fetters and M. E. Shelton for technical assistance. 



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