REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OH DISEASES. 
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Influenza .—The most prevailing disease of all, and one that I 
found named in thirteen answers of those received, is that which 
under the same symptoms and same history I find receiving the 
various names of pink-eye, influenza, epizootic cellulitis, pink-eye 
fever, epizootic influenza, and which, by all reports, has prevailed 
in Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, Kentucky, Kansas, Wis¬ 
consin, Dakota Territory, South Carolina, Missouri, Alabama, 
Pennsylvania, .Rhode Island, Ohio and Connecticut. 
The interesting point relating to that disease is the fact, which 
seems to be arrived at from observation, its importation from Can¬ 
ada. Mr. W.Cutting, of Rochester, in his letter says that “ a form of 
influenza has prevailed in Rochester and vicinity, epidemic in 
character, and which, from investigation, I think was existing in 
Canada shortly before it was observed here, as many of the horses 
brought to Rochester for use and for sale by dealers were suffer¬ 
ing from the disease when brought here,” and the infectious 
character of the disease being noted by Dr. Michener, of Colmar, 
Pa., who says “that the only feature of the disease deserving no¬ 
tice is its spread by infection. I have taken much pains to learn 
the history of all cases, and Philadelphia has been the centre of 
inspection. For the surrounding country all of the horses in our 
section escaped, except those going to market, those stalled*with 
them and drove-horses. Very few, put in infected stables, es¬ 
caped.” 
In most States that disease has assumed the same character 
of more or less catarrhal troubles, with dropsical condition of the 
extremities, though in some part of Illinois, according to Mr. 
Trumbower, the abdominal form has been most extensively pre¬ 
valent. According to Dr. Stickney, the spring of this year was 
the time when it was most prevalent in Boston. 
There are also, in connection with this outbreak, two very inter¬ 
esting facts to observe: one is the appearance of glanders and 
farcy, which by some seem to be considered as a sequelae of 
influenza ; and the other is the large number of abortions which 
followed in pregnant mares. Dr. Crowly, of St. Louis, says in 
his letter “Abortions were numerous in breeding districts; some 
pay that from one-half to two-thirds of the pregnant mares aborted;’ 
