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Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-006310

An infectious disease of the lungs in cattle caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp mycoides that is spread by inhaling infected body fluids expelled by animals with the disease, such as through sneezing. This disease has been eradicated in the USA but is common in sub-Saharan Africa.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-006310
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA EV-Biological Substances-Animals-Animal Diseases
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006310",
  "term": "Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An infectious disease of the lungs in cattle caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp mycoides that is spread by inhaling infected body fluids expelled by animals with the disease, such as through sneezing. This disease has been eradicated in the USA but is common in sub-Saharan Africa.",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Biological Substances-Animals-Animal Diseases"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/contagious-bovine-pleuropneumonia/"
}

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