He was intubated orally with an age-appropriate endotracheal tube. Blood cultures, complete blood count and direct epiglottic culture were performed before the administration of antibiotics.
Journalists struggled to name the disease. “Epizooty” was a common label, but newspaper reports invoked “equine influenza” or “hippo-typhoid-laryngitis” or “epiglottic catarrh” or “epizootic influenza ...
16.70 39.40 1.02.3 (22.9) - ST / 1050 m / aw / 5 bt 5 / L Currie ...
25.2 47.7 (22.5) - CH / 800 m / tf / 3 bt 5 / T C Guta / Slow canter site (R.B.) (CH) / Swimming ...