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Show In the soil," points out Mr. Bos-well. Bos-well. "Once a ranch Is Infected, it Is difficult to rid the premises of the disease." Control of erysipelas Is based on elimination of diseased hogs and providing clean disinfected quarters and uncontaminated pastures for newly introduced stock. In acute outbreaks, loss can be controlled by serum, but In chronic cases, serum Is less effective. In case symptoms of the disease di-sease are observed In the swine herd, Mr. Boswell advises Utah county hog producers to call a veterinarian immediately for diagnosis di-agnosis and treatment. Mr. Boswell also warns that the disease Is communicable to humans In the form of an erysl-pllold erysl-pllold skin infection, and suggests sug-gests that farmers take care not to expose their hands In handling infected hogs. Swine Raisers Warned To Beware Erysipelas Hog producers In Utah county should be on the lookout for outbreaks of swine erysipelas, warns S. R. Boswell, county agent, who explains that the disease di-sease has become quite common in Utah during the past two years. ' Swine erysipelas Is a contagious contagi-ous disease attacking all ages of pigs, states Mr. Boswell adding that the symptoms vary In different dif-ferent outbreaks. . Irl the acute form, the hog dies within a couple cou-ple of days, while In the chronic forms the symptoms Include rheumatism, swollen Joints, peeling of the' skin In patches", and a general unthrifty condition condi-tion of the hogs. . "The thing that complicates control of erysipelas is that the disease bacteria lives Indefinitely |