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The Cure of Piroplasmosis 
Dog 6. 
Young mongrel terrier. Weight 16 lbs. Received one dose of the drug. 
Day 
Temp. 
°F. 
(15. IV. 09.) 1. 
— 
Inoculated with 5 c.c. of heart blood. 
6. 
103-1. 
Parasites appeared: 0-6 °/ 0 of r.b.c. infected. 
7. 
104-7. 
Treatment: 6 c.c. of sat. sol. Trypanblau. 
2 (O) infected r.b.c. at film-edge. Painful swelling at seat of 
8. 
103-2. 
drug injection. 
No parasites. 
9. 
105-0. 
5 9 99 
10. 
103-8. 
99 
11. 
104-0. 
,, ,, Slough at seat of drug injection. 
12. 
101-6. 
,, ,, Dog lively; seat of drug injection better. 
13. 
101-4. 
99 99 99 99 
14. 
101-8. 
99 99 99 99 
15. 
101-1. 
99 99 99 99 
16. 
101-6. 
99 99 99 99 
17. 
100-7. 
99 99 99 99 
18. 
102-0. 
1 infected r.b.c.: 1 (PP). 
19. 
102-0. 
1 „ „ 1 (O). 
20. 
102-2. 
No parasites. 
21. 
101-4. 
9 9 9 9 
22. 
101-3. 
9 9 99 
23. 
101-2. 
9 9 99 
24. 
101-8. 
> J 9 9 
28. 
101-6. 
9 9 9 9 
30. 
103-3. 
9 9 99 
35. 
1Q3-8. 
8 infected r.b.c.: 2 (PP), 5 (O), 1 (OOOO). Weight 14f lbs. 
38. 
104-6. 
Coughing. 
1 infected r.b.c. per field. 
39. 
104-4. 
No parasites. 
42—43. 
103 0. 
9 9 9 9 
44—48. 
Normal. No parasites. 
49. 
J 9 
Very few parasites at film-edge. 
(16.vi.09.) 50—64. 
99 
No parasites. 
This dog only showed parasites on one day after the 39th day, and its tem¬ 
perature remained normal until the 64th day. On the 55th day it showed 
symptoms of distemper from which it apparently recovered. The dog looks 
lively and well at present, 65th day (17. vi. 09). 
Note :—Dog not examined on days 25, 26, 27, 29, etc. 
Control Dogs VI and VII (see p. 171). No. VI died on the 8th day after inoculation, 
No. VII died of piroplasmosis on the 36th day after inoculation. 
