Number of cats and dogs
infected with tuberculosis in Great Britain

This shows the number of cats and dogs which were found to be infected with tuberculosis in Great Britain in 2008.

Animal	With suspect TB lesions tested	With a positive M.bovis culture
Domestic cat	121	18
Dog	16	1

Request (Sent 13Mar09)

Reply (Received 14Apr09)

Under the Tuberculosis (England) Order 2007, farmed mammals or mammals kept as pets affected with, or suspected of being affected with, tuberculosis are notifiable to the Divisional Veterinary Manager (DVM) of the local Animal Health Divisional Office. Bovine TB in cats and dogs is a zoonosis (i.e. the disease can be spread from animal to human). See Reference 1 for more details.

References

1. Bovine TB: TB in other species