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Surveillance and State Status for Tuberculosis
The USDA has established five status levels, or stages, for states and zones as they make progress eradicating bovine tuberculosis. These five stages are generally based upon the herd prevalence of bovine tuberculosis. The five stages are: Non-accredited, Accredited Preparatory, Modified Accredited, Modified Accredited Advanced, and Accredited-free. State status for cattle and bison and for captive cervids are established independently of each other. Currently, for cattle and bison, we have 49 States and Territories which are Accredited-Free. Three States currently have either total or partial Modified Accredited or Modified Accredited Advanced Status. For captive cervids, all States and Territories currently hold Modified Accredited Status. States will be able to apply for a change in captive cervid status once the federal regulations have been revised to reflect the status level critieria in the pending UMR for captive cervids.
- A current listing of State Eradication Status (pdf 33kb) levels for Bovine Tuberculosis as well as for other USDA disease eradication programs is available on the Veterinary Services website.
- Summary of TB infected animals detected at slaughter, fiscal years 2003 through 2007 (pdf 8kb)
- A discussion of Bovine Tuberculosis Surveillance Standards (pdf 40kb) 2001 is available on line. We appreciate your patience while we update this information.
Tuberculosis Sample Submission Manual for Meat Inspection Personnel (pdf 1.46mb)
Approval to Conduct Comparative Cervical Tuberculin (CCT) Testing
The CCT listing (pdf 65kb) contains a list of State and Federal veterinarians approved to conduct the Comparative Cervical Tuberculin test and individuals approved to collect and submit blood samples for the gamma interferon test (as stated in VS Memorandum 552.28).
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State Tuberculosis Information
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