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1. Brief reference is made to investigations into the incidence of bovine-type non-pulmonary tuberculosis in Great Britain and Ireland.
2. The methods used in the present investigations are described.
3. The finding of 7 bovine-type strains out of a total of 80 examined is recorded.
4. The results of the investigation are stated and their significance discussed briefly.
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Kearney, W., Farrelly, B.T. & Cronin, M.T.I. An investigation into the varieties of mycobacterium tuberculosis concerned in human non-pulmonary tuberculosis in Ireland. Ir J Med Sci 24, 325–329 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02954469
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