Bovine Tuberculosis
has been confirmed in four cows in a Colorado dairy herd. Bovine TB causes
internal lesions in infected animals. It is spread primarily by respiratory
aerosols being exhaled by infected animals and can then be inhaled by animals or
humans.

style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px">The problem was discovered in March
when internal lesions were discovered on a Southern Colorado cow at a slaughter
facility. Subsequent tracing and testing has led to the discovery of the
additional positive cattle.

Officials says meat from
the infected animals did not enter the food chain; commercially sold milk is
pasteurized, killing bacteria with heat, so there is no public health concern
when consuming pasteurized dairy products.

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