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pasteurellosis

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[pas-ter-uh-loh-sis] / ˌpæs tər əˈloʊ sɪs /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.
  1. hemorrhagic septicemia.


Etymology

Origin of pasteurellosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1900–05; pasteurella, -osis

Example Sentences

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"We believe the cause of the deaths is pasteurellosis," Yerzhan Madiyev, deputy head of the ministry's veterinary committee, told a news conference.

From Reuters

A committee of scientists came to the conclusion the antelopes were dying from an infection, probably the infectious disease pasteurellosis, Kazakhstan's Interfax news agency reports.

From BBC

Like a year ago, they fell victim to pasteurellosis, an infection that afflicts the lungs.

From Scientific American