Aug. i, 1921 
Some Observations Regarding Eosinophiles 
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artery, and an enormous infestation of the cecum and colon with Strongy- 
lus and Cylicostomes. 
N.—Ten-year-old mare with an acute case of infectious equine anemia. 
At autopsy, on November 26, 1918, there were found a few Gastroph¬ 
ilus spp., eight Ascaris equorum , five Setaria, a few Strongylus and Cyli¬ 
costomes in the cecum and colon, and a small anuerism of the anterior 
mesenteric artery containing live embryos. 
C.—Aged mare with an acute case of infectious equine anemia. 
At autopsy, December 24, 1918, there were found a few Gastrophylns 
spp. and a serious infestation of Strongylus and Cylicostomes in the 
cecum and colon. 
No. 758.—Middle-aged gelding with an acute case of infectious equine 
anemia. 
At autopsy, on November 17, 1918, there was found one Setaria in the 
abdominal cavity. 
K.—Five-year-old gelding with an acute case of infectious equine 
anemia. 
At autopsy, on June 17, 1919, there were found about 50 Gastrophylns 
spp., a small worm-free aneurism of the anterior mesenteric artery, and 
a severe infestation of the cecum and colon with Strongylus and Cyli¬ 
costomes. 
J-— Aged 7-year-old gelding with an acute case of infectious equine 
anemia. 
At autopsy, on March 26, 1919, there were found 50 Gastrophilus spp., 
a few Strongylus and Cylicostomes in the cecum and colon, about 60 
Setaria in the abdominal cavity, and an enormous aneurism of the 
anterior mesenteric artery containing large numbers of live embryos. 
Tabus V .—Blood counts oj horses with subacute cases of infectious equine anemia 
Tag 
No. 
Date. 
Hemo¬ 
globin. 
Erythrocytes. 
Leuco¬ 
cytes. 
Lym¬ 
pho¬ 
cytes. 
Poly- 
morpho- 
nu- 
clears. 
Mono¬ 
nu¬ 
clears. 
Eosino- 
ophiles. 
Mast 
cells. 
Tran¬ 
sition¬ 
al. 
I 
Aug. 17. 
1917... 
45 
1, 940, 000 
1,888 
48. 9 
46. 6 
3 - 7 
O. 2 
0. 6 
0 
21 
June 9, 
1919... 
July 3. 
80 
6, 974, 000 
8, 876 
25. 6 
65. 0 
7. 2 
2. 2 
0 
0 
1919... 
Sept. 12, 
90 
7, 242, 000 
8, 693 
29.0 
55-6 
4. 2 
I. 2 
0 
0 
1919... 
80 
6, 464, 000 
7, 560 
37-6 
52. 2 
9. 0 
I. 2 
0 
0 
Average. 
73-8 
5, 655,000 
6.754 
37.8 
54-9 
6. 0 
I. 2 
• 15 
O 
No. 1.—At the time this blood examination was made the animal was 
in the early stage of a subacute case of infectious equine anemia. 
At autopsy, August 21, 1917, there were found a few Gastrophilus spp. 
and a moderate infestation and Strongylus and Cylicostomes in the cecum 
and colon. 
