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Article: STATE DESIGNATES POTENTIAL BOVINE TB HIGH-RISK AREA IN IOSCO COUNTY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 24, 2008
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
The Michigan departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Agriculture (MDA) today announced that routine bovine Tuberculosis (TB) testing has identified two TB-positive deer in Iosco County from the 2007 hunting season. As a result, MDA designated two "Potential High-Risk Areas" near the southern boundary of bovine TB Zone where the deer were harvested.
In addition, a deer harvested during the late antlerless season in Shiawassee County, which is located more than 100 miles to the south of the TB Zone, may be positive for bovine TB. The DNR is waiting for final test results before it can confirm the deer was ...