The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture, Animal Disease Control Branch, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Veterinary Services provided an update on the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) situation on the Island of Moloka`i on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021.
Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease which affects a broad range of mammalian hosts, including humans, cattle, deer, llamas, pigs, domestic cats, wild carnivores (foxes, coyotes) and omnivores (common brushtail possum, mustelids and rodents); it rarely affects equids or sheep.
Bovine tuberculosis is no less dangerous to humans than common TB, but relatively little is known about it, reports Natasha Bolognesi. Bovine tuberculosis — a form of tuberculosis (TB) commonly found in cattle — is widespread throughout Africa and, despite its name, infects a variety of hosts, including wildlife, domestic livestock and humans.
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Questions regarding bTB on Moloka`i may be relayed to:
Animal Disease Control Branch
Hawai`i Department of Agriculture
(808) 483-7106