Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-19
LITTLE DANGER
ANTHRAX SPREAD,
SAYS NORGAARD.
Territorial Veterinarian Feels
Assured Epidemic Will Be
Quickly Checked

There Is no danger OF the anthrax
outbreak on Kauai spreading through
that island CT being communicated "a
ether islands in the territory. This is
the opinion today of DR.. Victor 4. Nor.
gard, territorial veterinarian, whJ
was asked by the Star-Rulletin for a
report on the epidemic in the Garden
Island.
There is no likelihood of the cut.
break spreading" said DR.. Norgaard
this morning. The infected herds are
pastured in well surrounded valley
opening out on the sea; all preventive
measures. including quarantine, have
been taken, the dead cattle are being
cremated and enough vaccine to inocu-
late all cattle infected or exposed to
the disease should arrive very short
ly and | will at once take IT to
Kauai and vaccinate all the cattle suf-
fering from or endangered by the d.
sease. .s.-... 49,
The only ranch to suffer from the
epidemic is the Princeville plantation,
at HanaIei, DR.. Norgaard says. There
are no cattle ranches adjoining the in.
fected pastures. Deaths of cattle from
the disease to date have been about
20 head. The disease is such that no
cattle iii from II can be shipped. They
would die before reaching their des'
tination. ta -As.fE,.... y. -. q.
win vaeeIRate by Wholesale
II viii vaecinate about 1000 head OF
cattle In the auarantined district, :
said DR.. Norgaard this morning. :
ordered enough vaccine Monday by
cable to- San Francisco, to inoculate
from leo 10 2eQa head and 1t should
arrive soon a
sDr. Al r pGlaizyer,r deputy terrific
rial veterinarian for Kauai Is at the
Pripeeyille ranch In the Hanalei dis
triet. taking every preeaution, and en-
forcing the quarantine absolutely. He
win remain on duty there until the
epidemic has been checked and all
danger is past -.
Bone Meal II siamed
Asgto tire cause of the epidemic, the
territorial veterinarian believes Il due
largely to lone meal imported from
California, where there has been some
trouble from anthrax recently. in
my annual report warned stock
growers not To- feed anything, but Ha.
waifHn4made bone meal he said, The
meal is fed With salt at the salt ticks
IN. cases where pastures are deficient
IN iron salts The, veterinarian warn
ed cattle men Of the territory to insist
on getting only bone meal manufac-
tured in the islands.
quarantine today and one of the inn
poTtant things to be done after the
epidemic Is checked will be to DO
away with infection of the soil which
has resulted from skinniHg the cattle
dead from the disease.
Before DR.. Norgaard reached Kauai
the cattle men had been skinning the
dead cattle and burying their carcass
es. where the proper method to have
followed should have been complete
cremation Of the cattle, by pouring
oil on the bodies and burning them to
ashes. That is the only safe way to
prevent further. Infection, because If
the soil once gets infected the infec-
ton continues to stay In the ground
and grow" says DIR. Norgaard.
The territorial veterinarian desires
TO- assure stockmen Of the territory
that there Is no possibility of the di.
,ease being brought here now and that
with caH possible precautions being
taken the epidemic should be stamped
put soon after the vaccine arrives from
he mainland and incubation is given
sick cattle and those exposed to In.
lection.