Arizona republican., 1915-10-16
The Foot and Mouth Disease

Owing to it's extremely infectious nature foot aud-r mouth disease, when started a com munity. spreads with great rapidity. example of this is gIven in a recent report of the bureau of animal industry, which informs that connec- tion with the late outbreak of this dread disease. that less than three months from the first case, and despite every precaution that could taken by the authorities the disease had affected animals twenty-one states and the District of Columbia.
 As a result of carefully thoroughly con- Jucted investigation Ly government representatives to the means by which the disease was spread during the outbreak. the conclusion was reached 5haJ in about ore-quarter of the cases, a human carrier could be blamed the germ distribution. lt .s therefore pointed that any community where animals have been stricken, that but trained inspectors, familiar with all sanitary alirements should be allowed to see them and that .u domestic animals should be kept away from the yards or barns where the diseased stock is quar- tered.
 Arizona is indeed fortunate not only because of its present absolute freedom from disease. but because of the practical certainty that be allowed to occur in the state This due to number of reasons, the chief, undoubtedly, being the that for a number of years the stock-grow- ing interests of this enjoyed the protec- ton Of a most rigid quarantine law in reference to She importation stock. particularly that shipped in from sections where it known that various forms ot cattle disease and pests prevalent That Arizona has had members of it's Live Stock Sanitary Board men who realized the importance of their work and who afraid to do their duty, that the laws referred to have been con- sis,eny continuously. enforced indeed ground for reorganization
 The severity of the measures needed and the cost of eradication of the foot-and disease alike startling and those familiar with the ex- 1.crience many states of the central west with this plague will surely oppose any radical steps which may seem necessary tc take to still further protect the cattle industry southwest
 Now that the government has announced that no vaccine has yet been found which is of value or which will produce a permanent immunity in this disease. and since learned that quaran- without slaughter vast majority of cases proves futile restrict spread the disease only remaining alternative becomes that terrible and most expensive method, quarantine with slaughter This being the case, should be clear when any large stock raising section is so for tuuate. is Arizona at the present time as to be from this disease, there should not only be no opposition to- but rather the utmost in support of .ud co-operation with, any measure, however drastic taken by the authorities view of making permanent the highly desirable immunity and pro- lection
 Tn Holland where the disease now exists contin- uously. cattle said be damaged an extent of SIu each on the average. Tn Germany where the same condition exists. loss is said to average each head cattle attacked. Should the disease become similarly prevalent the United states the aggregate loss would be an immense besides effect the industry, thought by some breeders of swine that it would deathblow that industry as we'll