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Johne's disease

American

[yoh-nuhz] / ˌyoʊ nəz /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

a chronic diarrheal disease of cattle and sheep caused by infection with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, an organism related to the tubercle bacillus.

Johne's disease British

/ ˈjəʊnəz /

noun

an infectious disease of ruminants characterized by chronic inflammation of the bowel and caused by Mycobacterium paratuberculosis , a bacterium that can be transmitted in milk

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Etymology

Origin of Johne's disease

1905–10; named after H. A. Johne (1839–1910), German scientist

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Recommendations for hunters: During his term as president of the Kentucky Cattlemen's Association, Jack Kimbrough, D.V.M., warned producers to be on guard against Johne's disease.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pearson proposed the name chronic bacterial dysentery for this affection, and it has also been termed Johne's disease, chronic bacterial enteritis, chronic hypertrophic enteritis, and chronic bovine pseudotuberculous enteritis by various European investigators.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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