Spain: New outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in Asturias

This Friday, November 11, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has confirmed a focus of tuberculosis in Asturias, in the livestock region of Siero, in the municipality of Llanera. It is a farm of 24 bovines of which one animal would be affected, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. With this focus, there are already 7 notified in Spain so far in 2022. Specifically, 6 have been confirmed in the autonomous community of Asturias and one in Galicia. In this sense, it must be remembered that the first time outbreaks of bovine tuberculosis were detected in Asturias this year was in June. Thus, on June 8, 3 outbreaks of this disease were reported. Later, already in the month of September, another focus was declared in Galicia. The declaration of outbreaks of bovine tuberculosis in both Asturias and Galicia is of some relevance, since both autonomous communities received the approval of the European Commission to be declared free of the disease less than a year ago. ...