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fever occurred at East Brewster on Cape Cod in July. This is the first ■ 
report of this dread disease of man in New England, Each individual had 
"been "bitten "by wqod ticks and this, species of tick is abundant throughout 
Cape Cod and on adjacent islands. 
Connecticut. P. Gar man; '(August 20)-: A case was observed at New Haven where 
these ticks were breeding freely and the dog heavily infested. 
District of Columbia. F. C/Bishopp' (August) : Although the numbers of the 
,..-, American dog tick decreased in Washington and vicinity to very small 
numbers during August, examinations of animals indicate they are more 
abundant than they were at the same time last year. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 20): ;,A specimen of common wood tick found in 
a house was sent in from Merrick County on August 6. 
BLACK T7ID0TJ SPIDER ( Latrodectus mac tans F. ) 
Kentucky. M. L. Didlake (August 2U): Black widow spiders are abundant near 
Danville. One man was bitten. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 2U) : A specimen of the black widow spider was 
sent to this office by a correspondent in Calhoun County. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (August 2l): This month and, in fact, throughout the 
summer, we have not had the usual number of complaints about this much 
feared spider. ............. 
Nebraska. M. K. Swenk (August 20): A complaint of the presence of the black 
widow spiders came from Lincoln County on July 23. 
CATTLE . ;, \ • ^r 
SCRSWT70RM ( Cochliomyia americana C. & P.) 
South Carolina. 1. E. Dove (August ~}l): An infestation at- Monde's Corner 
treated during the latter part of July was reported with specimens of 
C. americana . At Walterboro cases have been occurring during the past 
3 weeks, and are said to be numerous in the vicinity of Beaufort. 
Georgia. Y!, P. ^ Dove (August 3i) : For the ^-xreek period ended August 20 
there were Ull cases reported from different southern andcoastal counties 
of Georgia.. During the. week ended August. 27 localized outbreaks were 
reported in Ware, Atkinson, and Brooks Counties. Estimates of cases in- 
creased in Brooks County from 500 to 1,500. 
Florida. W. E. Dove (August 3l) : For the ^-^eek period ended ' August 20 there 
, were 5 » 663 cases occurring among 750,776 animals. A localized outbreak of 
almost 6 ;oercont of the animals in Dixie County was brought under control 
by cooperating stockmen. A new outbreak now occurs as far west as Gadsden 
County. During the month the infestation decreased to small numbers in the 
southern counties of the peninsula but showed a decided increase in the 
northern counties where Gulf coast ticks are becoming a serious problem. 
