The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating the National Bovine Brucellosis Surveillance Plan to better meet current program needs while still maintaining disease-free status with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).
Bovine brucellosis is a contagious disease of domesticated cattle primarily caused by the bacteria B. abortus. USDA established the National Brucellosis Eradication Program to eradicate this disease from U.S. livestock and since 2009, all 50 states have been designated as free from…
