DISEASES OF STOCK IN LUMBWA DISTRICT 463 
From the above, it would seem a natural conclusion to 
draw that the present day so-called rinderpest is either a 
mild form of the old disease or an entirely different one. 
2. Anthrax. Lumbwa, Burasta. — Breaks out at intervals 
in various parts of this district and then dies away for a time. 
The animal affected swells all over, and dies almost at once. 
The spleen ( nuakta ) swells up greatly. The blood does not 
coagulate. Goats and sheep get it from eating grass where 
cattle have died. Men get it from eating the flesh. It appears 
when the rain comes and the grass grows, as cattle eat the 
grass where other animals have died. Swelling on throat. 
No cure known. Carcass is burned. 
8. Black Quarter. Lumbwa, Kusto (the 4 shoulder ’), or, 
more rarely, Tertit (‘ swelling . Appears only occasionally, 
and does not kill much stock. Many recover. Attacks 
calves and adult stock alike. They generally die on the fifth 
day, and if they survive past the fifth day they recover. It 
attacks the left shoulder, which swells very much and prevents 
the animal walking. There is reddish water in the swelling. 
The flesh near the swelling is unhealthy-looking, and is thrown 
away. The rest is good, and is eaten. The insides appear 
healthy. It appears in both dry and wet seasons. There 
is no cure. Branding with hot irons is sometimes tried. Men 
do not get it, nor do sheep and goats. Cows in calf abort, 
and if this happens the cow recovers. 
During the early part of 1914 a curious form of hysteria 
swept through this district. It was supposed to be a disease 
which attacked the limbs of the natives, which were said to 
swell up. It was called kusto, but I believe had nothing at 
all to do with the stock disease of the same name. 
6. East Coast Fever. Lumbwa, Chepuonik. — Called from 
puon , the Lumbwa for the lung. Animal coughs. Lungs 
are congested and unhealthy-looking. Does not attack 
adult stock. Animal said to die, generally, on sixth day ; if 
it passes the sixth day it recovers. Flesh is good to eat. 
Human beings do not contract disease. Swellings at ears and 
shoulders. No diarrhoea. Insides all healthy, except lungs. 
Not known how disease arises. No cure. If cow in calf 
throws its calf, it generally recovers ; otherwise, dies. 
