§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what advice she has issued to private veterinary surgeons on the(a) detection and (b) reporting of domestic cats infected with M. bovis. [159122]
§ Mr. BradshawThere is no advice issued by Defra to private veterinary surgeons on the detection and reporting of domestic cats infected withM. bovis. TB in cats is not notifiable to the Divisional Veterinary Manager, although it is good practice to do so.
As set out in the consultation document launched by my Department last 9 February, we are proposing an amendment to the Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Order 1984, which will make the isolation of M. bovis notifiable in any mammal other than humans.