South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-20
QUARANTINE AREA
TO BE LIMITED
District About New Carlisle
Only Section of County
Where Stock is Infected
Guard Local Milk Supply.

Within the next few days the live
stock quarantine instituted in St Jo-
seph county to protect the cattle from
the hOOf and mouth disease which
during the last week has gained a big
start may be limited to the areas 10
which the epidemic has been con-
fined.
DR.. A. F. Nelson, state veterinarian
who has been inspecting cattle of the
county during the last few days with
officials Of the United States bureau
of animal industry, asserted Tuesday
that IL viii be impossible to get RID
of the disease without making an eff
fort to cOnfine il to the localities
where it has gained a start.
He asserted that the disease is more
technically known as contagious
apthae and that this is the first time
that it has broken out in this state.
The disease while fatal only in isO-
lated instances, is extremely danger
Gus TO stock because Of its contagious
characteristics and the fact that it
leaves animals severely crippled.
VIII Limit Quarantine District.
The quarantine district he said,
Will probably only be limited 10 a To-
cality near Hudson lake, as sec
ton comprising about two townships
is where the disease has been found.
Practically every animal on farms
lying between this city and LapOrte
has been examined and approximate
~ 3 herds have been found in which
the disease exists.
The disease is marked by eruptions
about the mouth and nose of animals
and some times eruptiOns appear on
the hOOf. 1t attacks the clOven foot
ed farm animals. Some times the
sores appear on soft parts Of the
body. Experimental NEGOTIATIONS
carried on in government laboratories
have established beyond doubt, DR..
Nelson said. that the disease is con-
tagiOus apthae.
New Carlisle is the central district
infected. although it started at Niles
where Berrien county is under quar-
antine. The quarantine order stops
the movement of stock out Of or into
the infected area. DR.. u. G.. Houck
of the bureau of animal industry is
in charge of the government fight to
eradicate the disease in Michigan, and
DR.. Nelson was in communication
with him by long distance telephone
Monday night.
Only Two Former Outbreaks.
The only way. according TO the
Michigan state official, to get rid OF
the disease is TO destroy the stock
and disinfect in all cases where herds
have been exposed. Only two other
outbreaks have ever been reported
in this country. One was in 1902 and
the infection spread through Yer
mont, New Hampshire and Connect
cut. The other was in 1908 and Mich
igan and eastern New York were the
points Of infections, the disease ap-
pearing particularly in the vicinity Of
Detroit.
Efforts are being made by Niles
farmers to eradicate the disease there
and about 80 farmers are making a
tour Of all farms, investigating all
cattle. Animals infected will either be
ordered confined to pens at a distance
from the others or will be killed. The
government will reimbu the farm
ers in each case. DR.. Harry X. Walk
er Will have charge Of the locality
inspection near Niles and DR.. Thomas
Caster will be stationed at New Car
Isle.
Milk Supply is Safe.
A large part of South Bends milk
supply is received from the vicinity
near New Carlisle, in fact herds now
infected with the disease, up to last
week supplied part of the city's milk
demand. Practically all milk from
this territory has been cut off, that
still allowed to come in being inspect
ed. All milk coming to the city
comes from farms Where the health
condition of the herds are good.
DR.. g S. BOSenbury, president of
the health department, asserted Tues
day that the local supply will not be
contaminated and that special meas
ures are being taken 10 prevent dis
eased milk from entering the city.