09-22-2008, 09:25 PM
that probably has much to do with the TB problem in that area... TB is passed from farm to farm by not only transfer of livestock and unprocessed manure, but by passings of deer, elk and lets say it, Moose.... "ya I want to hunt moose in michican"
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MDA_2005_BTB_Report2_148142_7.pdf"]http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MDA_2005_BTB_Report2_148142_7.pdf[/url]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/BTB_Udate_136339_7.pdf"]http://www.michigan.gov/documents/BTB_Udate_136339_7.pdf[/url]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-76392--,00.html"][/url]
• [url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-76392--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Clinical Signs of Bovine TB in Wild Deer - Pictures[/size][/#000000][/url]
• [url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-76372--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Clinical Signs of Bovine TB in Livestock - Pictures[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Tuberculin tumors in the lungs of a 2-year old heifer[/size]
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[size 2].[/size] [url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-75607--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Significance[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Although bovine tuberculosis is a disease most affecting livestock and wildlife, the human issues surrounding the disease are of equal importance. The public health and general welfare of the people of ...[/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-75601--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Transmission and Development[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]There are many different types of Mycobacterium but the two most important, M. tuberculosis and M. bovis are the only ones which can be spread between humans and animals.[/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-75603--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Clinical Signs and Pathology[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic disease, and small lesions in livestock and wild white-tailed deer often are not readily recognized. [/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-75604--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Diagnosis[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]The diagnosis of bovine TB in animals involves the use of several diagnostic tests. The results of each of these tests are used in combination to make a definative diagnosis. [/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-75606--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Treatment and Control[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]There are effective antibiotic treatments for humans contracting tuberculosis. Treatment of livestock and wildlife is not practical or efficacious. Prevention and control methods are used to eradicate t ...[/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-74719--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Project[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is close to being eradicated in the United States, but still poses a significant risk to domestic livestock, wildlife, companion animals and humans ...[/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-74325--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Description and Distribution[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium bovis. Bovine TB primarily affects cattle, however, other animals may become infected.[/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/emergingdiseases/2008_Bovine_TB_Meeting_-_Webpage_Final_249525_7.pdf"][#000000][size 2]2008 Bovine TB Scientific Meeting[/size][/#000000][/url]![[Image: PDF.gif]](http://www.michigan.gov/images/PDF.gif)
[size 2]Summary and Presentations[/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/emergingdiseases/Final_redactedNovMichRev_225005_7.pdf"][#000000][size 2]November 2007 USDA Program Review[/size][/#000000][/url]
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[size 2]Frequently asked questions regarding cattle movement requirements in Michigan[/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/emergingdiseases/Bi-weekly_Executive_Office_Update_April_17_231910_7.pdf"][#000000][size 2]MDA Update[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]MDA program update to the Director[/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/NewBovineTBStrategy_119764_7.pdf"][#000000][size 2]New blood test study for wild white-tailed deer[/size][/#000000][/url]
• [url "http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no1/cosivi.htm"][#000000][size 2]Bovine TB in Developing Countries[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]..."In developing countries, however, animal TB is widely distributed, control measures are not applied or are applied sporadically, and pasteurization is rarely practiced. The direct correlation between ...[/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MDA_2005_BTB_Report2_148142_7.pdf"]http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MDA_2005_BTB_Report2_148142_7.pdf[/url]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/BTB_Udate_136339_7.pdf"]http://www.michigan.gov/documents/BTB_Udate_136339_7.pdf[/url]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-76392--,00.html"][/url]
• [url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-76392--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Clinical Signs of Bovine TB in Wild Deer - Pictures[/size][/#000000][/url]
• [url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-76372--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Clinical Signs of Bovine TB in Livestock - Pictures[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Tuberculin tumors in the lungs of a 2-year old heifer[/size]
[ul][li]
[size 2].[/size] [url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-75607--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Significance[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Although bovine tuberculosis is a disease most affecting livestock and wildlife, the human issues surrounding the disease are of equal importance. The public health and general welfare of the people of ...[/size]
[/li][li]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-75601--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Transmission and Development[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]There are many different types of Mycobacterium but the two most important, M. tuberculosis and M. bovis are the only ones which can be spread between humans and animals.[/size]
[/li][li]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-75603--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Clinical Signs and Pathology[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic disease, and small lesions in livestock and wild white-tailed deer often are not readily recognized. [/size]
[/li][li]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-75604--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Diagnosis[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]The diagnosis of bovine TB in animals involves the use of several diagnostic tests. The results of each of these tests are used in combination to make a definative diagnosis. [/size]
[/li][li]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-75606--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Treatment and Control[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]There are effective antibiotic treatments for humans contracting tuberculosis. Treatment of livestock and wildlife is not practical or efficacious. Prevention and control methods are used to eradicate t ...[/size]
[/li][li]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-74719--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Project[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is close to being eradicated in the United States, but still poses a significant risk to domestic livestock, wildlife, companion animals and humans ...[/size]
[/li][li]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25804-74325--,00.html"][#000000][size 2]Description and Distribution[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium bovis. Bovine TB primarily affects cattle, however, other animals may become infected.[/size]
[/li][li]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/emergingdiseases/2008_Bovine_TB_Meeting_-_Webpage_Final_249525_7.pdf"][#000000][size 2]2008 Bovine TB Scientific Meeting[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Summary and Presentations[/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/emergingdiseases/Final_redactedNovMichRev_225005_7.pdf"][#000000][size 2]November 2007 USDA Program Review[/size][/#000000][/url]
• [url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/emergingdiseases/Movement_QA_8-13-07_205813_7.doc"][#000000][size 2]FAQ - MDA Cattle Movement Certificates[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]Frequently asked questions regarding cattle movement requirements in Michigan[/size]
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[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/emergingdiseases/Bi-weekly_Executive_Office_Update_April_17_231910_7.pdf"][#000000][size 2]MDA Update[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]MDA program update to the Director[/size]
[/li][li]
[url "http://www.michigan.gov/documents/NewBovineTBStrategy_119764_7.pdf"][#000000][size 2]New blood test study for wild white-tailed deer[/size][/#000000][/url]
• [url "http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no1/cosivi.htm"][#000000][size 2]Bovine TB in Developing Countries[/size][/#000000][/url]
[size 2]..."In developing countries, however, animal TB is widely distributed, control measures are not applied or are applied sporadically, and pasteurization is rarely practiced. The direct correlation between ...[/size]
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