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Vs - Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium Bovis) Surveillance Standards 11/2001
Vs - Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium Bovis) Surveillance Standards 11/2001
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Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious and communicable granulomatous disease caused by the acidfast bacilli bacteria of Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). It is commonly a chronic, debilitating disease, but occasionally may assume an acute, rapidly progressive course. M. bovisis a widespread zoonosis that is global in magnitude and affects nearly all species of vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, bison, buffalo, and camelids.) Disease is spread by direct contact, inhalation of infected droplets expelled from infected lungs, and ingestion of contaminated feed or milk. In most countries, TB is a notifiable disease. Overall, TB has an important world-wide …
Federal Order -- Bovine Tuberculosis: Requirements Applicable To Accredited-Free And Modified Accredited Advanced States Or Zones
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Traditionally, APHIS has encouraged producers to voluntarily depopulate tuberculosis-affected herds to eliminate sources of infection. In accordance with the regulations in 9 CFR 77.7(c), an accredited-free State or zone in which a tuberculosis-affected herd is detected is reclassified to a lower status unless the herd is depopulated and an epidemiologic investigation is completed within 90 days of the detection and finds no evidence that the disease has spread. An accredited-free State or zone is also reclassified to a lower status if two or more affected herds are detected within the State or zone within a 48-month period. The current regulations …
Questions And Answers: Bovine Tuberculosis Federal Order
Questions And Answers: Bovine Tuberculosis Federal Order
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Questions:
What does the Federal Order do?
To whom does the Federal Order apply?
What does the Federal Order mean for me as a producer in an accredited free State/zone?
What does the Federal Order mean for me as a producer in a modified accredited advanced State/ zone?
What does the Federal Order mean for me as a producer in a modified accredited, accreditation preparatory, or nonaccredited State/zone?
What does the Federal Order mean for me as a producer in a modified accredited, accreditation preparatory, or nonaccredited State/zone?
When does the Federal Order take effect?
How long does the Federal …
The Duration Of The Effects Of Repeated Widespread Badger Culling On Cattle Tuberculosis Following The Cessation Of Culling, Helen E. Jenkins, Rosie Woodroffe, Christl A. Donnelly
The Duration Of The Effects Of Repeated Widespread Badger Culling On Cattle Tuberculosis Following The Cessation Of Culling, Helen E. Jenkins, Rosie Woodroffe, Christl A. Donnelly
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Background: In the British Isles, control of cattle tuberculosis (TB) is hindered by persistent infection of wild badger (Meles meles) populations. A large-scale field trial—the Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT)—previously showed that widespread badger culling produced modest reductions in cattle TB incidence during culling, which were offset by elevated TB risks for cattle on adjoining lands. Once culling was halted, beneficial effects inside culling areas increased, while detrimental effects on adjoining lands disappeared. However, a full assessment of the utility of badger culling requires information on the duration of culling effects.
Methodology/Principal Findings: We monitored cattle TB incidence in and …
Epizootiologic Survey Of Mycobacterium Bovis In Wildlife And Farm Environments In Northern Michigan, Gary W. Witmer, Amanda E. Fine, James Gionfriddo, Michael Pipas, Kirk Shively, Kim Piccolo, Patrick Burke
Epizootiologic Survey Of Mycobacterium Bovis In Wildlife And Farm Environments In Northern Michigan, Gary W. Witmer, Amanda E. Fine, James Gionfriddo, Michael Pipas, Kirk Shively, Kim Piccolo, Patrick Burke
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Bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, has reemerged in northern Michigan, USA, with detections in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in 1994 and in cattle in 1998. Since then, significant efforts have been directed toward reducing deer densities in the area in the hopes of reducing the bovine TB prevalence rate in deer and eliminating spillover of the disease into cattle. Despite the success of the efforts to reduce deer densities, additional cattle herds have become infected. Other mammals can be infected with M. bovis, and some carnivores and omnivores had been found to be infected …
Evaluation Of A Rapid Serological Test For The Determination Of Mycobacterium Bovis Infection In Badgers (Meles Meles) Found Dead, Mark A. Chambers, Konstantin P. Lyashchenko, Rena Greenwald, Javan Esfandiari, Eurig James, Leslie Barker, Jeff Jones, Gavin Watkins, Simon Rolfe
Evaluation Of A Rapid Serological Test For The Determination Of Mycobacterium Bovis Infection In Badgers (Meles Meles) Found Dead, Mark A. Chambers, Konstantin P. Lyashchenko, Rena Greenwald, Javan Esfandiari, Eurig James, Leslie Barker, Jeff Jones, Gavin Watkins, Simon Rolfe
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Between October 2005 and May 2006, a total of 727 badgers found dead in Wales were reported, and 550 were delivered to the Regional Laboratories of the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA). Of the 459 carcasses suitable for examination, 55 were deemed to be infected with Mycobacterium bovis on the basis of culture, spoligotyping, and variable-number tandem repeat typing. Acid-fast bacteria were observed histologically in a further six badgers, but these bacteria were not confirmed as M. bovis by culture. A rapid serological test (BrockTB Stat-Pak) performed on thoracic blood showed a sensitivity of 35% and a specificity of 99%. Presence …
Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis: Annotated Bibliography
Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis: Annotated Bibliography
Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Bibliography and Database
The bibliography includes 259 research publications from the years 1930-2010. It is international in scope, including articles relating to North and South America, Africa, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. It includes journal articles, dissertations, government publications, reports, and proceedings. Each publication entry includes citation, abstract, and key words.
The bibliography (PDF) was generated from an MS Access database. A "zipped" version of that database is attached below as a related file (it is approximately 175 Mb)
Estimating The Extent Of Spatial Association Of Mycobacterium Bovis Infection In Badgers In Ireland, G. E. Kelly, G. E. Mcgrath, S. J. More
Estimating The Extent Of Spatial Association Of Mycobacterium Bovis Infection In Badgers In Ireland, G. E. Kelly, G. E. Mcgrath, S. J. More
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Mycobacterium bovis infects the wildlife species badgers Meles meles who are linked with the spread of the associated disease tuberculosis (TB) in cattle. Control of livestock infections depends in part on the spatial and social structure of the wildlife host. Here we describe spatial association of M. bovis infection in a badger population using data from the first year of the Four Area Project in Ireland. Using second-order intensity functions, we show there is strong evidence of clustering of TB cases in each the four areas, i.e. a global tendency for infected cases to occur near other infected cases. Using …
Emergence Of Diseases From Wildlife Reservoirs, J. C. Rhyan, T. R. Spraker
Emergence Of Diseases From Wildlife Reservoirs, J. C. Rhyan, T. R. Spraker
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Interest in the epidemiology of emerging diseases of humans and livestock as they relate to wildlife has increased greatly over the past several decades. Many factors, most anthropogenic, have facilitated the emergence of diseases from wildlife. Some livestock diseases have ‘‘spilled over’’ to wildlife and then ‘‘spilled back’’ to livestock. When a population is exposed to an infectious agent, depending on an interaction of factors involving the host, agent, and environment, the population may be resistant to infection or may become a dead-end host, a spillover host, or a maintenance host. Each exposure is unique; the same species of host …