Bovine tuberculosis case detected in Manitoba, says CFIA
Herd where infected cow came from has been quarantined 'until testing and depopulation can be completed'
Canada's food inspection agency is looking into a case of bovine tuberculosis in Manitoba.
Officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) say the case was discovered in a cow that came from the Pembina Valley region and was butchered at a slaughterhouse in Manitoba.
According to a notice to industry posted on the agency's website on Monday, culture testing conducted on June 9 at a CFIA laboratory in Ottawa detected mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in tissues collected from a seven-year-old cow at a federally registered slaughter facility in Manitoba. It was confirmed on June 13.
"Working with the information in the DairyTrace system, the CFIA identified a herd in Manitoba as the herd of origin of the infected animal. This herd has been placed under quarantine until testing and depopulation can be completed," the notice states in part.
"The timing of testing will be determined after discussions with the producer to manage the operational impact of the process."
Neither the farm nor the slaughterhouse was identified.
The agency says human cases of bovine tuberculosis are very rare and that exposure can occur through consuming raw or unpasteurized products from an infected animal.
It says pasteurized milk and milk products are safe to consume.
The CFIA adds that while Canada is generally "considered to be officially free of bovine TB today, isolated cases in cattle may occur."
With files from CBC News