Research and analysis

Bovine TB epidemiology and surveillance in Great Britain, 2022

Analysis of the results of bovine tuberculosis epidemiology and surveillance in England and Great Britain in 2022.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 6 October 2023
• Last updated: 11 January 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Bovine tuberculosis in England in 2022

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Bovine tuberculosis in Great Britain surveillance data for 2022

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Bovine tuberculosis in Great Britain in 2022: explanatory supplement to the annual reports

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Details

Explanatory supplement to the reports

This has been published to support the GB surveillance data report, the epidemiology report for England, and the end of year epidemiology reports in the Edge Area and the LRA. 

It explains where the data comes from, methodology used, definitions and control protocols for TB.

The text is taken from the explanatory text published in reports from previous years and is published as a separate reference document to reduce the length of the data and epidemiology.

Epidemiology report for England

This report provides detailed analysis and interpretation of the bovine TB epidemic in England in the light of control measures and policy (that is, the strategy for achieving officially bovine tuberculosis free status for England).

It explains the England control strategy with chapters on the:

• level of bovine TB in England and changes over time
• characteristics of infected herds
• effectiveness of surveillance
• impact of TB and of the control measures
• detailed epidemiology of disease in the High Risk Area
• summaries of the epidemiology of the disease in the low risk and edge areas (further detail on these regions can be found in the end of year epidemiology reports for the Low Risk Area and Edge area)

GB surveillance data report

This report provides detailed surveillance data tables and graphics about the status of bovine TB in cattle in England, Scotland and Wales in 2022 and shows some historical trends. The report should be read with the explanatory supplement.

Previous reports

See the previous year’s bovine TB epidemiology and surveillance in Great Britain reports.

Published 6 October 2023
Last updated 11 January 2024 + show all updates

1. 11 January 2024

   Bovine tuberculosis in Great Britain surveillance data for 2022 replaced - data on tab 3 has been corrected.

2. 20 November 2023

   Added the 'Bovine tuberculosis in England in 2022: epidemiological analysis of the 2022 data and historical trends' report and the surveillance data for 2022.

3. 6 October 2023

   First published.