Show i IR REFUSE SE VIRUS FROM AFRICAN HOG CHOLERA CHOLER WASHINGTON March 16 The story of ot an East African scientist I ho journe Journeyed cd miles to gh gle e the department of oC agriculture a sample of ot hog blood bloed containing the tho Irus of ot a n id disease only to ha hae e it tossed into an Incinerator as Sunday Sunda by department officials A similar fate tate alted a the specimen of a virus Irus of ot the toot foot and mouth disease o brought by Swiss S do- do a vv who ho de sll sued ed to experiment with nith It in the hope of ot discovering a cure Success of the bureau of ot animal In g hog cholera cholea In this country countr prompted the tho African can scientist to ask the bureau to e with laith the virus he brought He Ho e to Dr JohnR John Johnn n It Nobler Mohler chief chic of ot the bureau that the disease had caused en- en en en otmous olmous fatalities among African hogs and gave him a bottle filled the Infected blood Dr Moh- Moh Mohler Moh-ler Moh ler too took the bottle stepped to an Incinerator and thre threw thre It Into the flames 1 The scientist was n-as as told that the place to study the tho disease Is East Africa not In this where escape ot of the virus IruS might cause damage to the hog industry The Mme baine explanation e was as as given to the tho thoR R RIos Ios Experts I of the bureau Dr Mohler said sud soon s will Ill visit isit foreign countries where here U here the foot and mouth disease Is prevalent to studs stud It 75 having haing been made al a avail available able ablo by congress I for Cor the ork Recently Dr said an investigator of oC diseases Hote rote China asking permission to send oi 0 over or er tor for stud study some rat like rat animals called hamsters The Tho Infected had been artificially In- In In with Ith kala azar a disease In- In InJurious injurious in injurious jurious to man Perm Ision to Im- Im Import import im import port he ho animals animal was denied The recent outbreak In thip country of the tue European fowl COI CO I pest has been attributed by Dr lohler to escape of ot some of ot the virus oo n to have hao been brought from France b by an American I oo 00 |