Incidence of TB in UK Cattle
UK - The provisional November 2008 estimate lies above the incidence rate for November 2007.
19 February 2009
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As such the incidence rates are subject to further revisions as more tests and their results are input, says the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs.
Provisional statistics show a 20 per cent increase in the number of new TB incidents in January - November 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.
However, according to Defra, combined with a decrease in the number of herds tested over the same period, this equates to a provisional overall increase in the TB incidence rate (new TB incidents, as a proportion of tests on unrestricted herds) of 22 per cent.
The provisional average confirmed incidence rate (confirmed new TB incidents, as a proportion of tests on unrestricted herds) was 5.0 per cent for January - November 2008, compared to 4.0 per cent for the same period in 2007.
Chart 1 below shows the TB incidence rate since 2003.
in a confirmed new incident (from 2003)
Chart 2 below shows the long-term trend for the TB incidence rate.
in a confirmed new incident
Further Reading
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- | Find out more information on Bovine Tuberculosis by clicking here. |
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February 2009
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