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Johne's disease
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English
Etymology
For Dr. H. A. Johne, German pathologist
Noun
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A chronic, contagious and often fatal disease of cattle, sheep and goats, caused by the intestinal bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis species, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract
Synonyms
en paratuberculosis
en eponyms