1910.] " Muhmijo," a Disease of Natives in Uganda. 489 



It was, therefore, a matter of importance, as well as curiosity, to ascertain 

 if the Ankole goats also suffered from Malta fever, and if the causation of 

 this disease was the same in Central Africa as it had been proved to be on 

 the shores of the Mediterranean, in the Soudan, and in South Africa. 



When Sir Apolo Kagwa was approached as to the feasibility of obtaining 

 goats from the most affected districts, he informed the Commission that he 

 would see what could be done. About six weeks later a flock of goats, 

 numbering in all 24, was driven up to the laboratory at Mpumu, and it was 

 stated that these had come from a place where " Muhinyo " was common. 

 They were at once examined, with the result that the blood of three out of 

 their number reacted to the strain of Micrococcus melitensis obtained from 

 cases of " Muhinyo," and also to the Malta strain. 



The following tables give the details : — 



Table II. — Micrococcus melitensis (" Muhinyo " strain). 



No. of 

 experiment. 



Dilutions of serum. 



Control. 



1 in 10. 



1 in 20. 



1 in 50. 



1 in 100. 



1 in 200. 



1512 



+ 



+ 



+ 









1507 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 







1776 



+ 



+ 





+ 



+ 





Table III. — Micrococcus melitensis (Malta strain). 







Dilutions of serum. 







No. of 











Control. 



experiment. 



1 in 10. 



1 in 20. 



1 in 50. 



1 in 100. 



1512 



+ 



•+ 



+ 







1507 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 





Isolation of the Micrococcus of Malta Fever from the Tissues of the Goats. — After 

 having found that some of the Ankole goats reacted to the agglutination 

 test, an attempt was made to isolate the Micrococcus melitensis from their 

 tissues. This proved successful in two cases. The following experiment gives 

 one of these in detail : — 



Experiment 1475. Goat. 



August 11, 1909. — This goat, which was one of a herd from Ankole, died this 

 morning. The spleen was removed, and small portions of the pulp spread over the 

 surface of agar tubes. 



