Tuberculose bovina no Brasil: de 1999 a 2017

Abstract

The present study aimed to carry out an epidemiological survey of the confirmed cases of bovine tuberculosis in Brazil from 1999 to 2017. For this purpose, data from the National Zoosanitary Information System (SIZ), managed by the Information and Epidemiology Coordination (CIEP) , of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA). This system includes information regarding confirmed cases of diseases in livestock and of mandatory and immediate notification. The data collected refer to the period from 1999 to 2017 when 68,281 thousand positive cases of bovine tuberculosis were registered throughout the national territory, with the exception of the states of Piauí and Roraima. In the years of 2012 to 2017, the North region of Brazil had 896 cases (4%), Northeast 634 (2%) cases, Central-West 1,454 cases (6%), Southeastern 3,148 cases (13%), and South 75%) confirmed cases presenting a significantly higher value than the other regions along with the southeastern region where both represent 88% of the cases of bovine tuberculosis. The state with the highest number of cases was Rio Grande do Sul with 6,935 (28%), followed by Santa Catarina with 6,217 (25%), Paraná with 5,659 (23%), Minas Gerais with 5451 (11%), Goiás 2,769 (5%) respectively. The remaining states had significantly low rates of disease. Bovine tuberculosis is a zoonosis present throughout the Brazilian territory, necessitating effective sanitary programs and with the adhesion of the producers to control and / or eradicate this disease of the herds.