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Cattle Tested Positive For Tuberculosis
posted (February 14, 2014)
Ninety-thousand cattle have been tested in Belize, and one has come back positive for bovine tuberculosis. BAHA reported today that they've gotten confirmation from the Central Regional Laboratory in Merida that cattle specimens submitted for routine testing have tested positive for Bovine Tuberculosis. It's a consequence of the cattle sweep where authorities have methodically tested all cattle for Bovine Tuberculosis and Bovine Brucellosis.

According to an official release, quote, "The testing of 90,000 cattle has given negative results for these diseases except for one positive case that is being reported." The release adds that this is not the first time that Bovine Tuberculosis is being reported in Belize. The last outbreak occurred in 1991.

BAHA says it is confident that Belize can declare itself free of Bovine Tuberculosis or as a country with low prevalence and that the detection of one infected farm does not affect this status.

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