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State epidemiologist reports progress on HPAI, TB traces and chronic wasting disease updates
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Summary
Dr. Jesse Lundy briefed the commission on HPAI surveillance and dairy silo testing, tuberculosis traces including a Panhandle complex under quarantine, trichomoniasis testing volumes, and chronic wasting disease cases and herd plans.
State epidemiologist Dr. Jesse Lundy presented a quarterly disease surveillance update to the Texas Animal Health Commission that covered highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), tuberculosis traces, brucellosis, trichomoniasis surveillance and chronic wasting disease (CWD) cases.
Lundy said Texashas had 30 confirmed HPAI cases related to the national outbreak and that silo testing under the USDANational Milk Testing Strategy is ongoing. "We have had same 30 confirmed cases... We did have the case that was reported in September, but the last clinical case was December '24," Lundy said.
On bovine tuberculosis, Lundy described multiple traces and a significant Panhandle complex that has been quarantined and assigned a herd plan. Diagnostic results on at least one traced adult dairy cow were consistent with a new introduction from animals of Mexican origin, and the agency has been performing extensive trace work and inter-state communication to close older investigations.
Lundy also reported surveillance numbers for brucellosis and trichomoniasis, noting continued testing volumes and regional patterns. On chronic wasting disease, the agency reported 25 positive facilities with 17 depopulated and ongoing herd plans to establish exit strategies.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions; Lundy concluded that the surveillance work and silo testing rounds will continue under national strategies and that the agency remains engaged in multi-state coordination to manage these animal-health issues.
