• Clinical Signs of Bovine TB in Wild Deer - Pictures | • Clinical Signs of Bovine TB in Livestock - Pictures
Tuberculin tumors in the lungs of a 2-year old heifer.
| • Agency Contacts
For information regarding specific questions about the effects of TB on wildlife, domestic animals, or humans, consult one of the agencies listed here.
| • Significance
Although bovine tuberculosis is a disease most affecting livestock and wildlife, the human issues surrounding the disease are of equal importance. The public health and general welfare of the people of ...
| • Transmission and Development
There are many different types of Mycobacterium but the two most important, M. tuberculosis and M. bovis are the only ones which can be spread between humans and animals.
| • Clinical Signs and Pathology
Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic disease, and small lesions in livestock and wild white-tailed deer often are not readily recognized.
| • Diagnosis
The diagnosis of bovine TB in animals involves the use of several diagnostic tests. The results of each of these tests are used in combination to make a definative diagnosis.
| • Treatment and Control
There are effective antibiotic treatments for humans contracting tuberculosis. Treatment of livestock and wildlife is not practical or efficacious. Prevention and control methods are used to eradicate t ...
| • Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Project
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is close to being eradicated in the United States, but still poses a significant risk to domestic livestock, wildlife, companion animals and humans ...
| • Description and Distribution
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium bovis. Bovine TB primarily affects cattle, however, other animals may become infected.
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