Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1915 — FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE DECLARED WIPED OUT. [ARTICLE]

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE DECLARED WIPED OUT.

Officials Aot Confident, However, That All Means of Infection Have lieen Destroyed. Washington, April s.—While con* fid fen t that the foot and mouth disease which 'has been epidemic among the livestock of the country for the lass. six months virtually has been wiped out, department of agriculture officials, declared t*>day that they would not relax their efforts to prevent a future recurrence of the scourge. All the infected animals are said to have been killed and buried but officials are not sure that all possible ‘means of conveying the infection have been destroyed. 'For this reason, it is expected that there. Will be still other sporadic cases of the disease, yet it is asserted that i: preventive -measures are promptly resorted to there need he no fear of further serious spread of the maxady. , Altogether more than. 124,000 animals have been killed, because of the epidemic, at a cost of between $.'>,000,000 and $6-,000,000, the expense of which has been shared equally by the f federal and state governments.