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XXVII. Report on experiments undertaken to discover whether the common domestic animals of India are affected by plague1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

W. B. Bannerman  and
R. J. Kápadiâ
W. B. Bannerman
Affiliation:
Director, Bombay Bacteriol Laboratory
R. J. Kápadiâ
Affiliation:
Senior Assistant SurgeonBombay Bacteriological Laboratory
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In a report on plague in Hongkong submitted to the Secretary of State for the Colonies in December 1902, Professor Simpson 2 says (p. 8) “The experiments undertaken demonstrate that pigs, calves, buffaloes, sheep, hens, ducks, geese, turkeys and pigeons are, in addition to rats, susceptible to plague, and particularly so when fed with plague material.” He points out that these experiments have a twofold importance for the Health Officer, viz.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 8 , Issue 2: Extra “Plague Number” , May 1908 , pp. 209 - 220
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1908

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