Post by Woody Williams on Dec 5, 2008 12:56:01 GMT -5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Denise Derrer, Public Information Director, 317-227-0308; dderrer@boah.in.gov
Bovine TB Case Traced to Indiana Farm
INDIANAPOLIS (2 December 2008)—Staff of the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) is investigating a case of bovine tuberculosis (commonly called “TB,” or more formally known as Mycobacterium bovis) in a beef cattle herd in Southeastern Indiana. The TB-positive cow was identified through routine testing at a meat processing facility in Pennsylvania.
BOAH veterinarians are in the very early stages of conducting a thorough investigation of the animal’s movements within the state. Few details are currently known about the herd; as the investigation moves ahead, more information will be released.
Indiana has held a bovine tuberculosis-free status since 1984 with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under federal guidelines, that status remains. The last time a Hoosier herd tested positive for the disease was in the 1970s.
About Bovine TB
Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial disease that affects primarily cattle, but can be transmitted to any warm-blooded animal. TB is difficult to diagnose through clinical signs alone. In the early stages of the disease, clinical signs are not visible. Later, signs may include: emaciation, lethargy, weakness, anorexia, low-grade fever and pneumonia with a chronic, moist cough. Lymph node enlargement may also be present. Cattle owners who notice these signs in their livestock should contact their private veterinarian.
More information about the disease and the investigation, as it develops, will be available on the BOAH website at: www.boah.in.gov.
Denise Derrer
Public Information Director
Indiana State Board of Animal Health
805 Beachway Drive, Ste. 50
Indianapolis, IN 46224-7785
317/227-0308
www.boah.in.gov
.
CONTACT: Denise Derrer, Public Information Director, 317-227-0308; dderrer@boah.in.gov
Bovine TB Case Traced to Indiana Farm
INDIANAPOLIS (2 December 2008)—Staff of the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) is investigating a case of bovine tuberculosis (commonly called “TB,” or more formally known as Mycobacterium bovis) in a beef cattle herd in Southeastern Indiana. The TB-positive cow was identified through routine testing at a meat processing facility in Pennsylvania.
BOAH veterinarians are in the very early stages of conducting a thorough investigation of the animal’s movements within the state. Few details are currently known about the herd; as the investigation moves ahead, more information will be released.
Indiana has held a bovine tuberculosis-free status since 1984 with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under federal guidelines, that status remains. The last time a Hoosier herd tested positive for the disease was in the 1970s.
About Bovine TB
Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial disease that affects primarily cattle, but can be transmitted to any warm-blooded animal. TB is difficult to diagnose through clinical signs alone. In the early stages of the disease, clinical signs are not visible. Later, signs may include: emaciation, lethargy, weakness, anorexia, low-grade fever and pneumonia with a chronic, moist cough. Lymph node enlargement may also be present. Cattle owners who notice these signs in their livestock should contact their private veterinarian.
More information about the disease and the investigation, as it develops, will be available on the BOAH website at: www.boah.in.gov.
Denise Derrer
Public Information Director
Indiana State Board of Animal Health
805 Beachway Drive, Ste. 50
Indianapolis, IN 46224-7785
317/227-0308
www.boah.in.gov
.
