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worked it remained in apparently robust health until the end of June, 
1905, when it was accidentally killed. 
Goats seem to thrive almost everywhere in the Congo. 
Sheep are present in few places, but they usually do well. 
None of the score of goats and sheep examined by us were 
infected with trypanosomes. Broden reports trypanosomiasis in sheep 
at Leopoldville. 3 
IV. TRYPANOSOMES IN BIG GAME 
Mswata. 
Antelope (adult Tragelaphus scriptus), very scanty stumpy 
trypanosomes in blood ; retro-peritoneal glands deeply haemorrhagic, 
otherwise apparently healthy. 
Rat (Exp. 130), June 26, 1904. Inoculated with 3'SC.cm. blood. Trypano¬ 
somes seen in its blood only on July 5. Died (cause, exposure ?) Juh 24 , no 
trypanosomes or signs of trypanosomiasis at autopsy. 
Tshumbiri. 
Buffalo (Bos nanus, two adults). Both fat, and save for a caseous 
retro-peritoneal gland in one, apparently healthy. Xo trypanosomes 
found in blood. 
Four rats (Exps. 132, 133, 134, 13S) ( see Inoculations at Kasongo, page 243) 
were inoculated with from 5 to 4 c.cm. of blood ; none of them became in ectec . 
COQUILHATVILLE. 
Antelope (young Cephalophus dorsalis ?), no trypanosomes in 
blood. 
Inoculated two rats (Exp. 139, 140) (see Inoculations at ICasongo); never 
became infected. 
Stanleyville. 
Antelope (adult Cephalophus dorsalis ?). Gland juice and blood 
examined; no trypanosomes seen. Prescapular gland, enlarged f, 
4 by 3 by 2 cm., cortical congestion of it and retro-peritoneal glands. 
LOKANDU. 
Two antelopes (Cephalophus dorsalis ?) gland juice and blood 
examined; no trypanosomes seen. 1 he blood and gland juice of an 
adult buffalo were examined and with its blood a rat (Exp. 13 3 ) " as 
re-inoculated; trypanosomes were not found. 
