78 Drug Treatment of East Coast Fever of Cattle 
Experiment XVII {Calf 21). 
Treatment: Calcium lactate, in 10 % solution, was injected intravenously on 7 successive 
days, the dose rising from 3 to 5 c.c. 
Date 
1913 
31. X. 
24. XI. 
Day 
Temp 
. °F. 
a.m. 
p.m. 
1 
101-6 
102-6 
2 
102-2 
102-8 
3 
102 
102-8 
4 
101-8 
102-4 
5 
102-6 
102-6 
6 
102-4 
102-6 
7 
102-6 
102-8 
8 
102 
102-2 
9 
102-4 
102-6 
10 
102-2 
102-8 
11 
103-2 
103-4 
12 
102-6 
104-4 
13 
105-2 
106 
14 
105-1 
106-2 
15 
105-6 
106-6 
16 
106-8 
106-9 
50 infected R. appendiculatus nymphs were placed on the 
calf 
Fever begins 
17 106-4 
106-8 
18 
105-6 
106-2 
Very few parasites found 
- 
Treatment 
19 
105-4 
102-8 
6-8 % of r.b.c. infected 
3 c.c. 
of drug intravenously 
20 
103-2 
102 
14-0 
5 c.c. 
JJ 
21 
105 
103 
26-8 
5 c.c. 
99 
22 
104-8 
103 
37-2 
5 c.c. 
99 
23 
104-6 
103-2 
54-4 
5 c.c. 
J J 
99 
24 
106-2 
104-2 
55-2 
5 c.c. 
5? 
99 
25 
105-2 
56-0 
Calf died at 3.30 p.m. 
5 c.c. 
>> 
99 
