Eradication of Tuberculosis

The eradication of tuberculosis.

Bovine tuberculosis eradication.

Sec. 457. On or before October 15, 2008, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the department shall report to the senate and house agriculture committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on agriculture, and the senate and house fiscal agencies on the department’s progress toward meeting USDA requirements as outlined in the March 2007 bovine TB program review. The report shall i...

Bovine tuberculosis eradication in Australia

The national bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis eradication pro­ gramme in Australia was developed in 1968 and officially started in July 1970 on a regional basis. The method of prophylaxis of bovine tuberculosis consis­ ted of a strict identification and systematic tuberculin testing of cattle as well as the inspection of carcasses at the abattoir in order to find the original herd of tubercu...

The struggle for eradication of tuberculosis.

Advances in drug therapy have required changes in public health procedures without discarding the time tested practices of tuberculosis control. Chemotherapy and modern advances in thoracic surgery have resulted in a sharp drop in mortality, declining morbidity, shorter duration of treatment and diminished hospital confinement. No known single or combination of drugs destroys all tubercle bacil...

Working Document on Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis in the EU