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BULL No. III.
Deccani, aged 4 years, black and white, healthy, and in good condition.
Inoculated with rat's blood previously passed through Horses Nos. LXII and LXVII. Appearance of the hæmato¬
zoon on the 4th day. Three paroxysms of 7, 2, and 1 days, with two intermissions of 13 and 9 days respectively.
Re-inoculation with Horse-Surra blood after absence of hæmatozoon for 159 days. Period of incubation 49 days.
Three paroxysms of 1, 3 and 3 days with two intermissions of 109 and 9 days respectively. Death (from rinderpest)
occurred 58 days after the last paroxysm.
Date.
1892.
July
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Temperature °C.
A.M.
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39.1
39.3
39.1
39.0
38.3
38.5
37.6
P.M.
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39.3
39.5
39.3
39.1
38.9
39.0
38.6
5 P.M.
39.6
39.6
39.6
39.4
39.3
39.5
39.8
39.7
Pulse.
A.M.
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P.M.
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Respiration.
A.M.
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P.M.
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Hæmatozoa in
Blood.
Healthy.
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Urine.
Colour.
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Sp. Gr.
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Reaction.
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Albumen.
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Hippuric Acid.
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11 A.M.—The animal was inoculated subcutaneously over the left shoulder with 1.0 c.c. of blood containing
very numerous hæmatozoa, taken from the jugular vein of Horse No. LXVII.
August 1...
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2...
3...
4...
5...
38.5
39.2
39.5
39.3
39.3
38.6
39.8
40.5
40.2
40.2
38.8
40.3
40.4
40.5
40.7
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60
56
56
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68
64
56
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16
11
14
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16
15
18
Absent.
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Few.
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Clear.
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1,026
1,030
1,038
1,046
1,052
Alkaline.
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Nil.
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Nil.
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The muzzle is somewhat dry, but the appetite is good and rumination regular.
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6... 41.3 41.4 41.3 66 52 14 16 Swarming.
Clear.
1,036 Strongly
alkaline.
Nil.
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There is a slight amount of thickening to be felt at the seat of inoculation, the muzzle is still hot and
dry.
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7... 40.3 40.7 40.2 60 60 16 24 Swarming.
Clear.
1,050 Strongly
alkaline.
Nil.
Nil.
Condition unchanged.
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8... 39.3 40.6 40.8 60 64 10 20
Swarming.
Clear.
1,043 Strongly
alkaline.
Nil.
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The muzzle is moist, and the animal looks brighter.
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9... 39.4 40.4 40.4 69 76 10 20 Swarming.
Clear.
1,042 Strongly
alkaline.
Nil.
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The animal is again somewhat dull, and the muzzle dry.
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10... 38.8 39.3 40.1 64 64 10 18
Absent.
Clear.
1,038 Alkaline.
Nil.
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The animal is much brighter, and the temperature has fallen 1.6 °C. since last evening. The muzzle
is moist, the appetite good, rumination is regular and the evacuations normal.
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11... 38.8 39.0 39.3 56 56 12 16
Absent.
Clear.
1,038 Alkaline.
Nil.
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The animal again appears dull, the muzzle is dry, the pulse hard and quick, but the appetite remains
good.
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12... 39.3 39.3 39.3 60 64 24 24
Absent.
Clear.
1,040 Alkaline
Nil.
Nil.
Condition unchanged.
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13... 39.2 39.2 39.5 48 56 20 24
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1,038 „
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Condition unchanged.
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14.. 39.3 39.3 39.6 72 64 14 18
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1,030 „
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Condition unchanged.
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15.. 39.2 39.3 39.3 58 68 14 28
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1,038 Strongly
Alkaline.
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Condition unchanged.
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16..
17..
39.1
39.3
39.3
39.6
39.7
40.0
60
68
68
76
14
16
14
18
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1,030
1,036
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Animal brighter, appetite good. There is a small quantity of fluid in the left tunica vaginalis
testis.
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18.. 39.3 39.3 40.0 68
62 14 14
Absent.
Clear.
1,042 Alkaline.
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The swelling, due to the fluid in the left testicle, has now disappeared.
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19...
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23...
39.2
39.3
38.0
39.1
39.3
40.0
39.3
39.0
39.6
40.0
40.1
39.6
39.5
40.2
40.2
64
64
48
56
48
64
60
60
60
66
16
16
18
15
13
16
16
18
18
20
Absent.
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Few.
Clear.
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Turbid.
Clear.
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1,016
1,040
1,024
1,028
1,030
Alkaline.
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The animal is dull, muzzle dry, and hard pulse, but rumination is regular and excretions normal.