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Joh′ne's disease′
(yō′nəz),USA pronunciation [Vet. Pathol.]
- Veterinary Diseasesa chronic diarrheal disease of cattle and sheep caused by infection with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, an organism related to the tubercle bacillus.
- named after H. A. Johne (1839–1910), German scientist 1905–10
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