Show I 0 U. LiIsa S. S UTILIZES SHEEP TO KILL FEVER GERM TICKS Federal Public H Health alth Experts Experts Ex Ex- Hope to Stamp Out Pests 1 I Dr DI Liston Paine United States public health service Washington D.C. D.C. D.C. D. D C. C lil has Just returned from Boxelder el cr and Millard counties whore where 11 he spent ten lays days conducting nn an investigation for Dr T. T 1 B. B Beatty It secretary lazy tay of Jr tho the Utah state board of ot health to tu determine the prevalence pre of ot a disease dis dis- ease transmitted to tn man b by the the bite bite of ot the tho deer fl fly He lie is at the Newhouse Newhouse New New- ew- ew house hotel 4 The disease is If peculiar t to Utah n. n according to Dr Paine He found about fifty cases casel on un his trip to Boxelder Boxelder Boxelder Box- Box elder and Millard counties The forms of at the malady are aro severe ulcerations loss loss' in weight of ot twenty to thirty pounds pounds' and a severe sever systemic af at- at Dr Paine will this week visit the country around Ogden and Brigham Tho The work will be continued next year during July and AU August when hen the disease occurs occur The investigations In are expected to result In the stampIng stamping stamp stamp- Ing out of oC the affection 1 by the federal federal fed fed- eral erat service through the state health board There is Js another affection peculiar to this and other Hock Rocky mountain states states spotted spotted fever te pl which is also conveyed to man l by the bite of ot a awood awood wood tick that buries It itself In the virus that causes the lie fever fE ever accordIng accordIng accord- accord Ing to investigations b by the federal public DubUc health service sel The rhe service lc is now using sheep to catch the tho pest and by dipping the sheep the tick is exterminated suc sue This prevents pre the spread of oC the disease which is fatal tatal only to toper 5 6 per cent of oC the persons infected with the tho fever fe The government will se id experts I out to Utah again in March to re remain remain remain re- re main until August next year and furher further fur fur- ther her stamp out the disease which ap appears appears ap- ap pears pearl to have hae been on op o the Increase particularly In Du Duchesne and Davis counties |