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Breaking the Barriers | KHPT

Lack of access to basic health services, food insecurity and inadequate living conditions fuels TB transmission. A vicious relationship exists between poverty and TB, the impoverished are at greater risk of TB.

Read More: https://www.khpt.org/

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The CMO of General hospital Gangavathi, Dr Ishwar Savadi of Koppal district distributed Ration kits to the needy patients during the CSG meeting.

Read more: https://www.khpt.org/adolescent-health/

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First Time Farmers on Ch.4 explores the impact of bovine TB

The most recent episode of Channel 4's programme, First Time Farmers, explored the impact of bovine TB.

Watch the full episode here.

From the episode summary: The deadly Bovine TB hits the young farmers' herds with a vengeance, and first to feel the full force of the disease is 24-year-old Charlie. The brutal virus is wrecking his investment in cattle, and now that the entire herd is quarantined, his livelihood is under threat. Robbie's herd is smaller but just as vulnerable and is also quarantined. Robbie's built-up a side-line in farm-reared pork, and turns to selling piglets to keep the cash flowing, but will it be enough? Charlie's mate Ollie has branched out into agricultural construction to make ends meet...

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Latest Bovine TB statistics published

The most recent bovine TB (bTB) statistics are now online. These show that bTB continues to be a major issue for farmers across England and they reiterate the need for further robust action to tackle the disease in areas where it is endemic and prevent it from spreading further to the “edge areas”. Since the beginning of this year another 5,928 cattle in Britain have been slaughtered due to the disease. Other statistics published this month show that the number of new herd incidents during the two months to 28 February 2014 was 955 whereas the corresponding figure in 2013 was 898. The charts and tables in this statistical release illustrate how the trend in bTB incidence has changed since 1996. It’s important to note that short term changes in these statistics should be considered in the context of long term trends. The full statistical release can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incidence-of-tuberculosis-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain

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David Barton, a Gloucestershire beef farmer, has been battling bovine TB on his farm for years. 

Last week he invited the NFU on to his farm to film four of his cattle, including his stock bull Ernie, being shot and removed after they had tested positive for bovine TB.

Writing on a blog he has created to share his experiences of dealing with bovine TB, David said Ernie had been the last animal to be tested and he never thought he would test positive for the disease.

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Environment Secretary visits farm devastated by bovine TB

Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson visited a dairy farm in Dorset yesterday and met with a farmer who lost 31 TB infected in-calf heifers on Monday and a further five cows yesterday.

You can learn more about this farm on ITV News West Country here.

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Bovine TB statistics and your chance to feed-back

The most recent bovine TB (bTB) statistics are now online. These show that bTB continues to be a major issue for farmers across England and they reiterate the need for robust action to tackle the disease in areas where it is endemic and prevent it from spreading further to the “edge areas”.

Since the beginning of this year 2,924 cattle in Britain have already been slaughtered due to the disease.

The charts and tables in this stats notice illustrate how the trend in bTB incidence has changed since 1996. It's important to note that short term changes in these statistics should be considered in the context of long term trends. For example, the provisional incidence rate for January 2014 is 4.3% which is the same as in January 2013, but higher than the incidence rate of 1.5% in January 1996. The recent figures include a number of unclassified incidents, and as such the incidence rates are subject to further revisions as more tests and their results for the period are included.

Other statistics published this month are the number of new herd incidents up to January 2014. These were 534 in January 2014 compared with 498 for January 2013. And the number of tests on officially TB free herds was 8,083 during January 2014, compared with 7,347 during January 2013.

The TB statistics team is seeking feedback on the statistical notice over the next six weeks. There is a link to the survey next to the full bovine TB statistical notice, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incidence-of-tuberculosis-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain