The discovery of a remedy for malignant jaundice in the dog and for redwater in cattle

Judging from the literature relating to piroplasmosis, no drug is known which exerts any curative action on either canine or bovine piroplasmosis. The canine disease is exceedingly fata, and, in certain localities, especially in South Africa, it is almost impossible to keep dogs. On the other hand, the disease in cattle causes enormous financial losses, especially in America, Australia, and Africa, not only by causing a considerable mortality, but also by producing along-lasting anæmia in many of the affected animals. The discovery of a drug which will bring about a cure of piroplasmosis is therefore a matter of practical importance. Our object in publishing this communication is to announce the discovery of such a remedy. Whilst a full description of our experiments will shortly be published in ‘Parasitology,’ we desire to place the main facts on record.