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PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine tuberculosis – USA (07): (WI) bovine

Bovine TB -- United StatesThe genetic testing of the organism isolated from the 1st cow, which was diagnosed with the disease at slaughter, showed it matched the DNA of a tuberculosis organism isolated from a worker who had been diagnosed with the disease when he was employed at the farm briefly in 2015.Testing of the cattle on the farm includes 3 tests, Konkle said, including a caudal fold skin test, which is the initial screening test. Any animals that are found to be "reactors" in this test are Read more [...]