Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
FROM YESTERDAYS
LAST EDITION
CURE IS FOUND
FOR SCOURGE OF
HAWAIIAN FOWLS

After many years of experiment and
patient labor cure, or at any rate a
vaccine which assures immunity for
a year, has been found for the disease
which has been mainly responsible
for the handicap of the egg and poul-
try raising business in the Hawaiian
Islands disease known yariously as
sore head. roup or chicken pox.
News OF the new discovery Is con-
tanned In the report of DR., Victor A.
Norgaard, territorial veterinarian.
which was submitted to the Board of
Agriculture and Forestry this morn
ing and adopted by them.
The following detailed outline of the
new method OF treatment is contain
ed I'm DR.. Norgaard's report:
"sore Head, Roup or Chicken Pox.
"This disease, familiar to every
poultry raiser in the territory. has
for years been held responsible for
the lack of interest taken in the egs
and poultry business here. While 1t
must be admitted that the disease.
once II gains entrance into the yards
and runs Of successful chicken farm
er, is likely to cause him some loss
and great deal Of Inconvenience, II
he makes an earnest effort at curing
the affected birds and prevent the
healthy ones from taking 1t, still 1t Is
durable in 80 per cent of cases. The
old method of treatment, however, In
tedious as each bird must be caught
and handled q number of times, and
the disease frequently gets out OF
hand, and in spite OF every effort APP
pears again and again among the seq
regated healthy birds.
1T is therefore pleasure to an
nounee that q new cure and proven
tafive has been found which not alone
reduces to q minimum the number of
times the affected birds must be ham
died, but the application of which to
the healthy birds acts as vaccine
which immunizes them for at least a
year and perhaps for life. The method
is simple but requires some care In
the preparation of the vaccine.
THE latter is made by scraping the
crusts of the tumors and cores which
appear on the comb, wattles and skin
Of the head. These crusts are care
fully weighed, then ground IN NOR
tar with a sterile salt solution, strain
ed through cheese cloth, and the re-
sAlting fluid is then heated for an
hour over q water bath at temperas
ture Of 55o c. and the vaccine is ready
for use. With a hypoder1nic syringe,
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skin of the abdomen near the thigh
where the shin IL free pf feathers.
This ffeatment has no detrimental e.
feet upon the healthy birds, but &C.
tually prevents them from becoming
affected even when left among the
sick ones. The latter should be treat
ed As usual at the same time they are
injected, that is by painting the
tumors and sores from which the
crusts have first been removed with
tincture of iodine. The number Of
affected birds cured is at least twice
as large as without vaccination.
Tn order to introduce this treat
ment here it is desired that owners
Of birds suffering from sore head, roup
or chicken pox at once communicate
with this Office and at the same time
forward scrapings from which to pre-
pare the vaccines Only crusts taken
from the comb, wattles and head
should be used, not the exudate from
the nostrils nor the diphtheritic mem
branes from the mouth. The quantity
required is about teaspoonful but
less can be used (minimun IS grains).
Place the crusts in q wide-mcuth bot
tie, seal and forward In mailing case
by special delivery to the undersigned
II possible the vaccine will be sent
by return mail When removing the
crusts wipe of the blood with alb
sorbent cotton and paint the sores
with tincture Of iodine.