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REPORTS OF OASES. 
REPORTS OF CASES. 
‘ ‘ Careful observation makes a skillful 'practitioner , but his skill dies with him. 
By recording his observations he adds to the knowledge of his profession , and assists 
by his facts in building up the solid edifice of pathological science .”— Veterinary 
Record. 
A NEW CATTLE DISEASE (Epizootic or Enzootic Chorea). 
By T. J. Turner, D.V.S., State Veterinarian, Columbus, Mo. 
History .—This trouble first made its appearance about 
three years ago among the animals of a stockman of Mis¬ 
souri, but no alarm was taken, as only a few were affected, 
and no danger suspected to others. No word was sent to 
this office on this account. Being away from home on busi¬ 
ness, and in the vicinity of the malady, I was fortunate 
enough to see the few cases that then existed. I visited the 
farm, and made a casual examination of the animals diseased. 
After obtaining all the history possible of the outbreak (not 
then considered as such), 1 concluded that these were simply 
individual cases; that the disease was probably of a general 
nervous nature, due possibly to the breeding of the animals 
(they having been inbred slightly). Giving this as my opin¬ 
ion I gave or advised no treatment, but'objected to the 
breeding, and advised the discontinuance of such methods. 
These animals came frequently under my observation, with 
the symptoms very little, if any, augmented for about two 
years. Some affected would at times apparently get better 
and recover; then again one or two more would become af¬ 
fected with the same symptoms. Still no serious trouble was 
anticipated, no deaths having occurred. The cases continued 
with but little change until a few months ago, when I was 
notified officially, and requested to visit the locality and in¬ 
vestigate the trouble. 1 did this, and find upon my arrival 
quite a number suffering. Some two or three had died, and 
the number of cases was increasing very rapidly. 
Symptoms .—They are of gradual development. The dis¬ 
ease, of whatever nature, its operating cause is manifest 
purely by nervous affection. At its incipiency the animals 
