Emergency report on surra

Introduction : Origin of present report -- Object of the present report -- Importation of Philippine animals prohibited -- Terminology. pp. 11 -- Surra : Definition of surra -- Geographical range of surra -- History of surra -- Origin of surra in the Philipplines -- Climatic influences governing surra -- Residence in infected country -- Influence of seex, age, and breed -- Species of animals subject to surra -- Partial lis of outbreaks -- Lethality of surra -- Immunity to surra -- Cause of surra. pp. 18 -- Source of infection by the parasite of surra : A. From the bite or or infection by insects as carriers of the parasites -- B. Birds as possible transmitters of surra -- C. Infection by ingestion of blood of affected animals -- D. Congenital infection? -- E. From drinking stagnant water and eating vegetation grown upon land subject to innundation? -- F. Ingestion of grain soiled with excrements of the rat and the bandicoot? pp. 43 -- Symptoms of surra : General clinical picture -- Analysis of symptoms -- Pathology -- COmplications of surra -- Cause of death -- Clinical diagnosis of surra -- Differential diagnosis -- Treatment -- Prevention of surra. pp. 53 -- Nagana, or tsetse-fly disease. pp. 110 -- Mal de caderras. pp. 124 -- Trypanosomiasis in rats and bandicoots. pp. 125 -- Bibliography of surra and allied trypanosomatic diseases. By Albert Hassall. pp. 131 -- List of zoological names. pp. 149.