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Cats and Diphtheria

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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 14, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 2.

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Cats and Diphtheria

The British Medical Journal mentions a report made to the Central Board of Health of Melbourne, Australia, describing an outbreak of diphtheria in which the cases occurred almost simultaneously in the neighborhood of Daylesford. The local health officer's report presents strong prima facie evidence that the children contracted the disease from cats, numbers of which animals were dying in the neighborhood.