32                                         Cutaneous Eruptions in Rinderpest.          [VOL. XVIII, PART 1,

it a reaction to the Sun rays. The recent outbreaks of ' cutaneous ' rinderpest in Bengal were not
confined to any particular part of the year, but the majority of them occurred during the rainy season
and in the autumn (i.e., April to November), when both atmospheric temperature and humidity
are high. There has, however, been no regional localization, almost all parts of the Province having
reported eruptions at different times. The annual rainfall in the different districts varies from about
55 to about 130 inches.

As a rarely, or even frequently, developing symptom of rinderpest, the cutaneous eruptions
are perhaps of no more than a little clinical interest to-day. There is no doubt that the scabs tend
to stick to the affected animals for several days and thus may play some part in disseminating the
infection, in view of the fact that the rinderpest virus may persist in them in a viable condition.
Their rôle in the causation of the so-called ' spontaneous ' outbreaks of the disease [MacGregor, loc.
cit.], however, seems to have been unduly exaggerated, like that of the hides.

                                                               SUMMARY

1.  A consolidated summary of some observations recently made in Bengal concerning the appear-
ance of cutaneous eruptions in cattle affected with rinderpest is given along with a résumé of literature
on the subject.

2.  The nature and course of these eruptions are described and some related clinical and epizootio-
logical aspects are discussed.

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