BC Salmonella Dublin Surveillance Program
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Salmonella Dublin is a zoonotic bacterial pathogen that has significant negative impacts to the dairy industry due to calf losses, abortion, and reduced milk yield.
Based on submissions to the provincial diagnostic lab in BC, there appears to be a significant increase in S. Dublin positive dairy cattle in the province.
We don’t understand how or why S. Dublin is circulating in BC, how many farms or infected, and what the best tools are to stop the transmission.
The BC S. Dublin Surveillance Program is a provincial, industry-driven surveillance and control strategy to reduce the spread of S. Dublin in BC, and to improve animal health, productivity, and profitability of the BC dairy industry.
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