Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-25
State Quarantiinee,s Farms
Where Anthrax Is Found

as they continue their efforts to
check the spread of anthrax dis
ease among cattle and hogs.
To date, the disease has killed
approximately 1S0 animals on ga
farms in % counties.
The list of counties with qua
rantined farms now Includes:
Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Cham
paign, Coshocton, Delawa are,
Franklin, Fayette, Greene, Har-
din, Athens, Licking, Highlands.
Meigs, Miami, Morgan, Pickaway,
Ross, Warren, Hooking, Seneca
Hancock, Madison, Knox, Mercer,
Preble, Montgomery, Henry, and
Putnam.
State veterinarians said about
the only encouraging" indications
in the investigation to date was
that no new cases of anthrax were
reported in Clinton county
where the first cases of the dis
case were discovered.
Officials of the state Agricul-
ture Department said panic over
the disease can be hinderancc
in the work of checking anthrax
and finding its source. Calm. CO.
operation on the part OF farmers,
officials said, lis vital"
Until several days ago. anthrax
had hit only hogs, which usually
are more resistant to disease than
other farm animals. On Thurs
day, DR.. Harry G. Geyer, Chief
State Veterinarian, announced the
disease had spread to cattle. No
milk cows have died of the dis
ease. The two cattle deaths re-
ported were beef animals i'm Clcr-
mont and Madison counties.
The inspection work of the
Agriculture Department, mean
while, continues in all parts OF
the state. These inspections are
followed by laboratory tests. Most
of the tests are of cattle feed
picked up in feed manufacturing
plants and on farms.
Ohio State University's veteri-
nary clinic and diagnostic labora-
tory announced that bodies OF
swine, living or dead, are being
refused admission to the labora-
tory in a move to prevent spread
of anthrax.
DR.. Geyer, in a letter to all
state veterinarians, announced the
ban, but said the OSU Laboratories
will continue to accept tissue
samples properly collected and
packaged by a veterinarian.
" DR.. John d. Porterfield, state
health director, said that although
only one human being has con-
tracted the disease "a laboratory
worker who quickly recovered
"the threat to public health is not
serious"
DR.. Porterfield has warned Ohio
cattlemen not to sell milk fol
pasteurization, cheese manufac'
ture, or cream or butter, if THEN
dairy herds are infected or in {
close contact with infected herds
Columbus and Cincinnati have
barred milk from farms where
anthrax disease has hit hogs. DR.
Porterfield has asked that medi
cal authorities be notified in areas
where anthrax has been discover
ed.
All of the farms where anthrax
has been found have been quaran
tined. No hogs from these farm
can be sent to slaughter withou
approval of health and agriculture
department authorities.
Officials say there has been NJ
conclusive results thus far from
tests conducted on feeds picked vi
in many areas.
Charles Jones, Fayette count.
sanitarian, has called a meeting
of farmers in that area for 7:3
p. M. Wednesday, to take part il
a panel discussion on anthrax
The meeting will be in the Daytol
Power and Light. Co. auditorium
in Washington Court House. D1
Geycr, Dr. Harry Goldstein of TIL
state division of animal industry
and DIR. w. +. Beavers of the L
S. Bureau Of Animal Industry
will lead the discussion.