Bovine tuberculosis strain found in B.C. never before seen in Canada, U.S.
Story Date: 1/14/2019

 

Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS, 1/10/19


Canada's chief veterinary officer says test results from a case of bovine tuberculosis found in a cow in B.C. last November show a strain not seen before in Canada or the United States. Jaspinder Komal says this TB isn't connected to any cases previously detected in wild animals or domestic livestock. Komal says the majority of the animals on a farm in B.C.'s southern Interior where a cow was first identified with bovine tuberculosis have been tested.

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