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Canine tuberculosis and its importance in public health

The present paper describes tuberculosis in a family whose dog also presented the disease. The importance of animal epidemiological investigation in cases of tuberculosis in man is discussed.

Tuberculosis; Dog diseases; Epidemiologic surveillance


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