Barron County Faces TB Outbreak and Testing Drive
Barron County health officials report over 40 reactors to tuberculin tests and five active TB cases in a local outbreak. A year earlier Wisconsin faced a bovine TB outbreak harming its TB free status. Officials emphasize related strains do not freely transfer between animals and humans.
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Tuberculosis in Barron County prompts countywide clinics
Dr. Holly Frisby explains cattle to human transmission risks while Barron County conducts multiple clinics after two active human TB cases were identified. Over 40 positive reactors, 60 cattle herds affected, and ongoing monitoring follow depopulation efforts in northeastern Wisconsin.
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