SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK OF RINDERPEST      105

the incubation stage of the disease at the time of vaccination. These were then
subjected to serum treatment and cured.

The outbreak was brought under control within a period of 12 days with the
loss of 18 animals from the time of vaccination or inoculation measures being
undertaken.

Out of the cows and young calves at Thaska and Sully, which were in contact
with the affected animals at the time of the outbreak, 80 animals developed rinder-
pest and were treated with anti-rinderpest serum (class P or II) in doses ranging
from 100 c. c. to 250. In some cases these injections had to be repeated three
or four times according to the condition of the patient.

The total number of animals inoculated with goat blood virus and goat tissue
virus were :—