caa a22 4500 39757701X CHVBK 20180308164858.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199603 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024462 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024462 An outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in two herds in South West Scotland - veterinary and human public health response [Elektronische Daten] [James W. T. Chalmers, Alan F. Jamieson, Paul Rafferty] Background Although the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in UK cattle has declined markedly, outbreaks still occur. There is often confusion as to how veterinary and human public health agencies should interact in such circumstances. We report an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis which occurred in South West Scotland in 1992. Methods The outbreak, which affected two cattle herds, and potentially involved 17 humans, was discovered when visible tuberculous lesions were found at routine post mortem examination of a calf. Investigation of animals and humans, exchange of information between human and veterinary public health agencies, and subsequent control measures followed the guidance of a recently produced protocol. Results Tuberculin testing of other animals in the index herd revealed 11 reactors. Testing of the herd of origin of these animals revealed 84 reactors out of 261 animals. Movement restrictions were placed on the index herd, and all the animals in the herd of origin were slaughtered. The humans were screened primarily by history and tuberculin skin testing. Eleven of them required chest X-rays (all were normal) and six were given prophylactic chemotherapy with isoniazid. Nobody developed clinical illness. Conclusion The use of an agreed protocol proved to be very helpful to both human and veterinary public health agencies in the investigation and control of an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis. There is a clear need for better human screening tests. © Oxford University Press Articles nationallicence Mycobacterium bovis nationallicence tuberculin test nationallicence veterinary public health nationallicence BCG nationallicence Chalmers James W. T. Dumfries and Galloway Health Board, Nithbank Dumfries DG1 2SD aut Jamieson Alan F. Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Animal Health Divisional Office Dumfries DGI 3ES aut Rafferty Paul Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust Bankend Road, Dumfries DG1 4AP aut Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 18/1(1996-03), 54-58 1741-3842 18:1<54 1996 18 pubmed https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024462 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024462 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chalmers James W. T. Dumfries and Galloway Health Board, Nithbank Dumfries DG1 2SD aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jamieson Alan F. Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Animal Health Divisional Office Dumfries DGI 3ES aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rafferty Paul Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust Bankend Road, Dumfries DG1 4AP aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 18/1(1996-03), 54-58 1741-3842 18:1<54 1996 18 pubmed Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford