Children, 5 to 16 years, 153 cases-117 human and 36 bovine infection.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
These cultures also killed rabbits and guinea pigs in as short a time as did the bovine bacillus.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
He did not conclude, however, that bovine bacilli could not produce disease in the human subject, but said: It seems to me that, accepting the clinical evidence on hand, bovine tuberculosis may be transmitted to children when the body is overpowered by large numbers of bacilli, as in udder tuberculosis, or when certain unknown favorable conditions exist.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler