The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-23
HOSE INFLUENZA NEXT.
Epidemic Has Followed Every Modern
War and is Guarded Against.

Nearr every war vi modern times has /
been accompanied or followed by some cpl !
dcmic raong humans that has spread over !
practice Is all the civilized world as for +
instanc the present outbreak OF influenza.
Smihtly, every war has been responsible |
Tor a disease manifestation among the
worlds horses. PrOportionate 10 its ex-
tent tho present war has brought together
fewer draft animals than any OF It's pred-i
crcssors, because Of the greatly increased
use of mechanical tractors, and the ami
mails that have been assembled have had
better veterinary care. Nevertheless, the
governments Bureau OF Animal In
dustry, which under the Department OF
Agriculture looks out for the welfare of
the uqtisn's live stock, is apprehensve. OF
an outbreak aud j. taking great precau-
tiou3 ia prevent it or to minimize IL
should it appear
According 10 the department influenza
among horses az present Is under better
control in an parts of the country than
ever before. This results almost entirely
from the work OF the Federal authorities
in combating the disease Equine intlu-
cuza is common in the large cities OF the
country affecting horses which pass
through injected stables of dealers. Only,
however under certain influences not un-
derstood. aud when large numbers OF
horses in commercial channels are exposed
10 contagion, does il assume an enzootiC
ca cplzootlc form Unlike certain other
infectious diseases, one attack Of influenza
docs not grant lasting immunity How
ever. previous attacks or other unaSsign
able reasons apparently make old horses
less susceptible than young ones
History indicates that this disease has
been recognized in various outbreaks fol
several hundred years. Even before tn,
Christian era severe epizootic believe,
20 DC influenza is recorded as having oc
CURED in Sicily and again in 4. ID. 1901 i
tprcad over a considerable portion o
Italy. causing great loss among the wa
horses Of Rome In l64S the disease al
iectcd Germany and spread To other part
uf Europe, and in I'LL il followed tn
tracks Of the great armies all over Europe
causing immense losses among the horses
Other extensive outbreaks occurred at in
tervals from 1913 to 1883, one Of whic
was that OF lS7Ols72, in connection wit
the FrancoPrussian war. The first RI
corded appearance Of equine influenza j
North America was in 1866. Probably tn
most severe outbreak, however, was tina
OF lsfOlSI2, when It spread over the eI
tire country from Canada. south to Ohit
and then eastward TO the Atlantic, an
westward TO California, although the 81
verify Of the outbreak OF 1900 1901 shoul
not be overlooked In these epizooti,
there was heavy loss OF horses, and b
ing prior 10 introduction OF the mot
truck in city commerce, business in q
great commercial centers Of the COUNT
great was seriously Inconvenience al
in some cases practically suspended Il
lack 81 available horses.
Like the influenza cpidcmics in the h
man family. cpzootics OF equine :nhucn
are difficult to control The true prima
causc OF tho disease has not been esta
lishcd, though it is generally belev,
% nc due 10 specific germ, too small
bc detected under the highest power II
cre-eopc Ii certainly has tho chalact,
istic ol extreme diifusibility. leading