Progress Update:United States – Mexico

Joint Strategic Plan for Collaboration on Bovine

Tuberculosis2013-2018

Langston Hull, APHIS, Veterinary ServicesApril, 2015

Veterinary Services

Introduction

• Strategic Plan signed by the CVOs in January 2014.

• Goal 1: Decrease risk of TB-affected or exposed animals moving in trade.

• Goal 2: Provide a collaborative framework for the Mexican and US programs.

• Strategic Plan and progress reports posted on the APHIS and SENASICA websites.

Progress

• APHIS proposed rule for TB and brucellosis in clearance; to publish CY2015.

• Mexico defining 12 regions to be evaluated.

• Draft risk-based protocol for jointly evaluating a region developed.

Protocol

• Review protocol criteria includes:• Boundaries and composition of the region• Prevalence of TB• Veterinary control and oversight• Program elements• Surveillance

• Will begin regional reviews in 2015.

Progress, cont.

• TB vaccination research trial completed by SENASICA using BCG vaccine in dairy cattle.

• IDEXX test was evaluated in 3 affected herds.• Developing a proposal to evaluate IDEXX in

Mexican origin fed cattle in collaboration with TAHC.

Progress, cont.

• Working to develop, implement and standardize genotyping methods and interpretation of results between US and Mexico.

• NVSL preparing proficiency tests for culture, direct PCR, spoligotyping and VNTR; Mexico identifying labs to participate.

• Conducted webinars on whole genome sequencing and TB in cervids

Questions?