REPORT ON DISEASES OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 
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LIST OF COMMUNICABLE ANIMAL PLAGUES. 
As the magnitude and gravity of this subject is but little ap¬ 
preciated, it will be best introduced by stating, in tabular form, 
the diseases of the domestic animals that are known to be com¬ 
municable between animals only. Afterward, the cpiestion will 
come up as to which of these diseases will demand the supervi¬ 
sion of a health board, and under what circumstances. 
A— Contagia common to man and animals. 
1. Glanders and farcy in horses, &c. 
2. Canine madness, rabies in dogs, cats, Ac. 
3. Malignant anthrax in all domestic animals. 
4. Tuberculosis in all animals. 
5. Asiatic (malignant) cholera in all animals. 
6. Milk-sickness in cows and other animals. 
7. Small-pox in chickens, pigeons, Ac. 
8. Eczematous (aphthous) fever in bisulcates, Ac. 
9. Typhoid fever (|) in sucking animals. 
10. Diphtheria in animals. 
B .—Parasites common to man and animals. 
1. Echinococcus in animals; Taenia echinococcus in dogs. 
2. Cysticercus cellulosa in swine; Taenia solium in man. 
3. C. medio-cannellata in calves; T. medio-cannellata in man. 
4. C. tenuicollis in man, sheep, Ac.; T. marginata in dog. 
5. Taenia elliptica in man and cat. 
6. Bothriocephalus latus in man, dog, Ac. 
7. B. cordatus in man, dog, Ac. 
8. Trichina spiralis in swine, Ac. 
9. Tricocephalus dispar in man and pig. 
10. Strongylos gigas in man. horse, ox and dog. 
11. Ascaris mystax in cat and human being. 
12. Fasciola hepatica in man, herbivora, and omnivora. 
13. Distomum lanceolatnm in man, herbivora, and omnivora. 
14. Pentastoma tsenioides in man, dog, sheep, Ac. 
15. Sarcoptis mutans in chickens and man. 
