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EQUINES.
17. Glanders.—There was no report of Glanders during the year. In the
previous year there was one death from this disease.
The Glanders and Farcy Act has been extended to the plains portion of the
Naga Hills district, station of Kohima and Dimapur-Imphal cart road from Dimapur
as far as Mao.
18. Anthrax.—One hundred and one deaths were reported from this disease
from 7 districts. The Anthrax was confirmed by microscopical examination in all
the districts. In the previous year there were 17 deaths from 5 districts.
19. Surra.—Thirty-nine
deaths were reported from 6 districts. Diagnosis was
confirmed in all the districts by microscopical examination. In the previous year
110 deaths were reported from 7 districts.
20. Dourine and Epizootic Lymphangitis.—No cases of these diseases have been
observed during the year.
21. Other contagious diseases.—The number of deaths from other contagious
diseases in horses is 379 against 299 in the previous year. No further details are
available.
BOVINES.
22. Rinderpest.—This disease was reported from 10 districts and caused 9,030
deaths against 8,229 from 11 districts in the previous year.
23. Foot-and-mouth disease.—This disease has been reported from 10 districts
and caused 2,370 deaths. In the previous year 2,649 deaths were reported from 12
districts. Kamrup, Goalpara, Darrang and Sibsagar report the heaviest loss. This
disease has a low mortality and it is found that most of the cases die from complica-
tions due to non-treatment and neglect.
24. Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia.—This disease was reported from 8 districts
and caused 1,560 deaths. In the previous year 3,072 deaths were reported from
9 districts. Diagnosis was confirmed by microscopic examination in all the districts
except the Garo Hills.
25. Black quarter.—This disease was reported from 2 districts and caused 9
deaths. In the previous year 115 deaths were reported from 3 districts.
26. Anthrax.—This disease was reported from 8 districts and caused 1,156
deaths. In the previous year 1,107 deaths were reported from the same number of
districts. Diagnosis was confirmed in all the districts.
27. Other contagious diseases.—Six thousand eight hundred and fourteen deaths
were reported from 8 districts. In the previous year 6,260 deaths were reported from
the same number of districts.
28. Contagious disease amongst other animals.—Four thousand and seventy-two
deaths were reported from 11 districts. In the previous year 3,450 deaths were
reported from the same number of districts. No details are available.
PREVENTIVE INOCULATION.
29. Table III shows the number and result of preventive inoculation done in the
province.
30. During the year inoculation was undertaken in 226 outbreaks of Rinderpest
in 15 subdivisions. In these outbreaks 5,123 animals died before inoculation.
Eighteen thousand seven hundred and seventy-six bovines were inoculated. There
were 220 deaths reported amongst the inoculated animals.
In the previous year inoculation was undertaken in 196 outbreaks in 17 sub-
divisions and in Sadiya Frontier Tract and two Hill districts. In these outbreaks 3,176
animals died before inoculation and 16,783 bovines were inoculated of which 144
bovines died subsequently.
There was an increase of 1,993 in the number of inoculations over that of the
previous year.
Serious outbreaks of Rinderpest occurred in Dhubri subdivision. In this subdivi-
sion 4,742 inoculations were done. The largest number of inoculations was made in
Dhubri, Karimganj and Sunamganj. In the previous year Dhubri, Maugaldai,
Nalbari and Patacharkuchi showed the largest number.
31. The monthly return showing the existence of Rinderpest and other contagious
diseases was regularly submitted to the Italian Consul General, Calcutta.