The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-26
Locations Are Widely Separated
and No Cattle Have Passed
From One 70 Another
VALUABLE ANIMALS ARE
KILLED BY EPIDEMIC
Twenty-four Deaths Thus Far
and Horses In Isolated Place
Included Among Victims

= wAILUKU, June 20 There are sir,
distinct foei Of anthrax ON this island
now while week ago there was but one
focus These foei are widely scattered.
There have been twenty.four deaths.
These include seven head of high grade
PoIed Angus cattle Of the Grove Ranch
in herd Of 45O and three brood mares
with foal Of the Hawaiian Commercial
Company's herd Of So animals.
DIR. Norgaard, territorial yeterinar-
ian, and Dr. Fitzgerald, deputy veteri-
MARIAN for Maui, have been working
almost night and day immunizing
stock, and following up clews Of new
outbreaks. The believe they, have the
disease fairly well IN hand, but decline
10 even guess where the next out
break will occur.
The veterinarians have no hesitancy
ia declaring that al Of the food on
Maui has been deliberately planted by
some person or persons. II Is Just two
weeks since the first deaths occurred.
Following the outbreak in the Apa-
M pasture Of the Haleakala ranch,
below. Maknwao, two. weeks ago, q
sheep died ia fhe KAAleakala ranch
House paddock last Friday night, and
a calf ON the place Of Miss Rose Crook
0es same night, both Of which cases
we're pronounced anthrax. Both Of
these places are several miles seperat-
ed from each other and from the ORR
gihnI scene Of outbreak.
On last Saturday the disease made
its appearances on the Maliko gulch
pasture Of the Maui Agricultural Com
pany - Grove ranch, in herd Of $50
purebred Pooled Angus cattle. The
disease may possibly have spread nat.
urally to this place from the Crook
place which adjoins il. Seven cattle
~ this herd have died to date. The
rest have all been immupised.
On Saturday also appeared case
Of anthrax in the butcher paddock OF
the Hawaiian Commercial q Sugar
Company, near Camp 2, which ID in
the Kihei section Of the plantation,
and many miles from the scene Of the
other outbreaks. Five head of steers
have died here TO date.
The first Of this week the disease
vas discovered in what is known as
the Camp Q, Kihei pasture, Of the Ha-
waiian Commercial 4 Sugar Company,
10 herd Of IS brood Pefeheron. mares
and three Of these fine animals have
died.
Pastures Isolated !. \
This pasture il mot only isolated
from other parts Of the island and
from any known possible source Of
Infection, but 30 far As known the
f9et that the mares were at this out
Of way place was supposed TO be un.
known TO but q few persons.
The roads leading to all Of these
infected sections have been closed 10
any animals, and armed guards are
posted 70 see that the quarantine
nutieea are observed.
Notiees have been posted warning
owners Of live stock to keep them Cd
the public roads. Dogs are TO be kept
chained up, and any found at large
~ any Of the infected areas are being
shot without question by the guards.
Public Meeting Held
Probably $50 persons attended the
meeting held at the Paia Community
House, on Monday afternoon, whel
pr. Norgaard gave talk on anthrax
which was Of much interest and pro
baby went far to allay any panieky
IDEAS as 10 the danger to human be
ings. The Importance Of reporting
promptly any dead animal found, wal
impressed upon the gathering. ;
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