Brucellosis in Northern Ireland (2000s)

The history of Brucellosis in Northern Ireland during the 2000s.

The level of Brucellosis rose again in the late 1990s and early 2000s.  To counteract this, a series of new measures was introduced.

In January 2001 annual testing was reintroduced in the Armagh, Enniskillen, and Newry divisional areas. Also in 2001, the Brucellosis Bulk Milk ELISA (Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay)(BrBME) was intoduced for sampling dairy herds and cull cow sampling was introduced at meat plants. In late 2004 pre-movement testing was introduced.

Annual Herd Incidence is currently 0.36% (March 2010)