Incidence of TB in Cattle
UK - Recent figures show that the incidences of Bovine Tuberculosis in the UK cattle is still on the rise.
18 September 2008
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According to the Department of Environment Food and Rural Afairs, the provisional figures for June this year are higher than they were in the June of last year.
However, Defra says that care needs to be taken not to read too much into a single month's figure, especially as this figure includes a high number of unclassified incidents.
The department says that as such the incidence rates are subject to further revisions as more tests and their results are input.
Provisional statistics show a 19% increase in the number of new TB incidents in January - June 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. Combined with a decrease in the number of herds tested over the same period, this equates to a provisional overall increase in the TB incidence rate (new TB incidents, as a proportion of tests on unrestricted herds) of 26%.
The provisional average confirmed incidence rate (confirmed new TB incidents, as a proportion of tests on unrestricted herds) was 4.9% for January - June 2008, compared to 3.5% for the same period in 2007.
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Chart 2 below shows the long-term trend for TB incidence.
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Further Reading
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- | Find out more information on Bovine Tuberculosis by clicking here. |
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