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THREE reports have now been published by Dr. Koch on Rinderpest. The Cape of Good Hope Agricultural Journal for January 14, reprints the first two, whilst the third has appeared in the weekly edition of the Cape Times of February 10. The first is dated December 9, four days after Dr. Koch arrived at Kimberley, and the second and third, January 3 and 31 respectively. All hail from Kimberley, which city Dr. Koch has made his headquarters for the present. The scientific experiment station, which has been arranged and fitted up for him, is situated about two miles out. Dr. Edington's research station is at Taungs, where it is stated that the inhabitants have lost as many as 20,000 head of cattle from the pest. It will be remembered that Dr. Edington has discovered and cultivated certain micro-organisms which he believes to be the virus of cattle plague, and Dr. Koch is carrying out some experiments with cultures, placed at his disposal by Dr. Edington, to ascertain what, if any, part is played by them in the disease.
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Dr. Koch's Reports on Rinderpest. Nature 55, 450–451 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/055450a0
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