PRO/AH> Bovine tuberculosis – Belgium: (OV) bovine

Bovine TB — Worldwide/Unknown
A new outbreak of bovine tuberculosis [bTB] has been confirmed by bacterial culture. The infected farm is located in the province of East Flanders. This brings the total number of bTB outbreaks in Belgium during 2013 to 6.
Bovine tuberculosis can remain latent for years. A large number of officially tuberculosis-free countries may thus have to deal with recurring outbreaks in cattle. The new focus was discovered in the context of veterinary inspection in a slaughterhouse where highly