Vibriosis
noun, Veterinary Pathology.
1.
a venereal disease of cattle and sheep, caused by the organism Vibrio fetus, characterized by delayed female fertility and by spontaneous abortion.
vibriosis vib·ri·o·sis (vĭb’rē-ō’sĭs)
n. pl. vib·ri·o·ses (-sēz)
Infection caused by a species of Vibrio, especially an infection caused by V. parahaemolyticus as a result of eating undercooked seafood from contaminated waters.
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