Multihost Tuberculosis: Insights from the Portuguese Control Program

Table 2

Number of bTB suspect tissue samples received for histopathological analysis from cattle (𝑛=933) per year, category of slaughter, and presence or absence of bTB lesions per year as indicated by histopathology, for the period 2005–2009.

Category of slaughter		2005		2006		2007		2008		2009		Total (no lesions)
		𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Routine slaughter		54	43	41	34	18	12	54	33	130	35	297 (127)
TB eradication program		45	36	44	37	78	52	62	37	204	55	433 (188)
Information not available		27	21	35	29	55	36	50	30	36	10	203 (99)
Total		126		120		151		166		370		933 (414)
Hystopathological results	No lesions	68	54	68	57	56	37	74	45	148	40	414
	TB lesions	58	46	52	43	95	63	92	55	222	60	519