Bovine tuberculosis case detected in Manitoba, says CFIA

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 16, 2025 8:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

Canada's nutrient inspection bureau is looking into a lawsuit of bovine tuberculosis successful Manitoba.

Officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) accidental the lawsuit was discovered successful a cattle that came from the Pembina Valley portion and was butchered astatine a slaughterhouse successful Manitoba.

According to a announcement to industry posted connected the agency's website connected Monday, civilization investigating conducted connected June 9 astatine a CFIA laboratory successful Ottawa detected mycobacterium tuberculosis analyzable successful tissues collected from a seven-year-old cattle astatine a federally registered slaughter installation successful Manitoba. It was confirmed connected June 13.

"Working with the accusation successful the DairyTrace system, the CFIA identified a herd successful Manitoba arsenic the herd of root of the infected animal. This herd has been placed nether quarantine until investigating and depopulation tin beryllium completed," the announcement states successful part.

"The timing of investigating volition beryllium determined aft discussions with the shaper to negociate the operational interaction of the process."

Neither the workplace nor the slaughterhouse was identified.

The bureau says quality cases of bovine tuberculosis are precise uncommon and that vulnerability tin hap done consuming earthy oregon unpasteurized products from an infected animal.

It says pasteurized beverage and beverage products are harmless to consume.

The CFIA adds that portion Canada is mostly "considered to beryllium officially escaped of bovine TB today, isolated cases successful cattle whitethorn occur."