The Canadian Press reports:
Canada's food safety watchdog says more cases of bovine tuberculosis have been confirmed in southeastern Alberta.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says five new cases of the contagious bacterial disease have been found in cattle to bring the total number to six. All the positive animals were confirmed to have TB through CFIA testing.
Dr. Penny Greenwood, national manager of domestic disease control, said 34 farms in Alberta and two in Saskatchewan remain under quarantine, but that number could change.
“Subsequent to these new testing results, we are in the process of doing a risk assessment that will determine whether or not there are additional herds that need to be declared infected,” she said Thursday in Ottawa.
Greenwood said all of the cases are from one infected herd found at three separate locations in Alberta.
She said all of the cattle from the herd are in the process of being removed from the premises and killed.
The agency said in an email that 18,000 animals are involved in the investigation but “that number may change.”
The agency also said the increase in the number of infected animals has no effect on food safety or on the beef industry trade.
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Source: CTV News
