An abattoir monitoring system for diagnosis of tuberculosis in cattle in Baja California, Mexico.

摘要: OBJECTIVE: To implement a disease monitoring system in federal, municipal, and private abattoirs Baja California, Mexico to estimate annual prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) beef dairy cattle slaughtered inspected 1995 1996. DESIGN: Epidemiologic survey. ANIMALS: About 200,000 (95% beef, 5% dairy). PROCEDURES: Lymph node tissue specimens with lesions suggestive TB were fixed neutral-buffered 10% formalin embedded paraffin. Sections stained HE cattle, 2.0 8.3%, respectively). Tuberculosis cases/1,000 linearly associated monthly volumes submissions. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: It is critical quantify the activity at better cattle. Annual was significantly greater than Veterinarians producers this region are encouraged develop work on herd plans aimed controlling eradicating TB.