The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has traced the movement of animals to and from the infected herd to identify and eliminate the source and any potential spread of the disease.
All herd testing is complete. No definitive source of infection identified.
Investigation status as of 2024-11-29
Infected herd
- 1 infected herd which has been humanely depopulated and all testing is complete
- 32 confirmed cases of bovine tuberculosis
- the bovine TB strain found in the infected herd is consistent with the strain found in the infected animal in the United States that was traced back to the Saskatchewan herd
- the strain found in the infected herd is not a close match to any strain previously reported in livestock or wildlife in North America
Life line herds (herds traced from an infected animal in the infected herd)
- the single life line herd has been released from quarantine
- all herd testing is complete
Contact herds (herds that shared a fence line or may have co-mingled with the infected herd)
- the single contact herd has been released from quarantine
- all herd testing is complete
Trace-in herds (herds that provided animals to the infected herd)
- 2 trace-in herds have been released from quarantine
- all herd testing is complete
Trace-out herds (herds that received animals from the infected herd)
- 5 trace-out herds have been released from quarantine
- all herd testing is complete