Five more cases of bovine tuberculosis have been confirmed in cattle from the same Alberta herd as a cow slaughtered in the United States in September that was found to have the disease, Canada’s food system regulator said on Friday. “These positive test results indicate transmission between animals has occurred,” said Penny Greenwood, national manager of domestic disease control for Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The government has placed 34 farms in southeast Alberta and two farms in southwest Saskatchewan under quarantine, keeping thousands of head of cattle from being moved as it tests them for the disease.
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Tuberculosis spreads to 5 more Alberta cattle: Canada regulator
