Show EPIDEMIC OF I BRAIN FEVER I lULLS lOLLS HORSES The following information on the disease of horses in Davis county has just been received from Dr W H II Hendricks state veterinarian and which was as sent to De Lore Nichols county agent An infectious brain disease known as Encephalomyelitis of I horses and mules has hns been foun I Ito to exist in Utah This disease d de- de developed de developed in California two years dI I a ago o and large numbers of llOr bores es and mules were lost as a result of it The following following- yea year the disease into Nevada and seemed to tobe tobe tobe be working its way north and east The disease ha has never been report report- reported ed d before in Utah until now Upon investigation yesterday I found the disease to be he prevalent in both and Weber counties countie Several cases caes have been lost lot in inthe inthe inthe the north and west part of Weber co 11 tv and nl in the north part Jf Davis count Quite Quite a of animals re at the pre pre- present present pre present sent tin tinI The be disease was fir first t red by veterinarians in o Ogden den and reported to this depart depart- department department ment e Farmers should sho pay particular attention to the pre presence of the disease in their districts and watch their ir animals for any of or the the- first first nt TIc that mi might ht develop The disease is infectious and apparent apparent- apparently ly lv carried by mosquitoes and other bloodsucking bloodsucking- insects After the horse has contracted the disease it may appear dumpish and listless for a few hours In other words it doesn't appear tobe exactly in nor nor- normal normal mal nial tI tl may tire easily sweat profusely profusely- it may develop cramps in the muscles of the neck and may refuse to fo be he led Some of them have a tendency to go o in a circle and nel others evidence symptoms symptoms symptoms toms of an an infection of the Some me get set violent and then may become paralyzed and when they set get down they are unable to get set up as it is easily spread by insects the infected animals I should be protected from insects I and should be immediately disposed of in case they die The major major- major major-I majority majority ity of cases have hwe developed in inin rn T that were at pasture Pt prin- prin in swampy low land I haps a reason for this is i that tn r I mosquitoes and biting flies are in inthis inthis inthis this particular particular- environment and andare andare andare are perhaps responsible responsible- for the case cases developing more frequently in these places I like tike to sus- sus pest sug-pest est r-est that in infected districts horses be stabled if po ing dur-ing in the da time and ing daytime pt aWay from mosquitoes finis and e When the the first fitS fit'S s symptoms are re noticed if the the farmers will ill call his local loc l veterinarian na a pr great at ninny of the cases ases can be saved ed before the they go ro do down dom After they go o down I much chance to save them Some experimental work las has been done with this dis disease ase in Nevada and California and a pro pro- protective pro protective serum has been developed which may be used to vaccinate the animals with A great many of the susceptible ible animals could be saved if th they y were properly vac vac- vaccinated vac vaccinated ease before contracting contracting- the vac vac-I dis- dis disease disease Local veterinarians will be in a position to assist in the the- control of I this disease and also to administer the serum scrum where it is found advis advis- advisable advisable I able This department will be glad to disseminate any information in regard to the disease and its con eon control control to interested ted Dr W H HENDRICKS I State Veterinarian |