Johne's disease

[ yoh-nuhz ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

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

Johne's disease

/ ˈjəʊnəz /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Johne's disease¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Johne's disease¹

C20: named after H. A. Johne (1839–1910), German veterinary surgeon

Example Sentences

The goats can spread pneumonia and Johne’s disease to other species, including bighorn sheep, deer, pronghorn and elk, officials said.

From Washington Times

The calf’s parents, which came from the American Prairie Reserve in Montana, were both purebred but carried paratuberculosis, also known as Johne’s disease, which can cause diarrhea and wasting in cattle.

From Scientific American

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 Project Gutenberg