REPORT OF THE TUBERCULOSIS SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE

摘要

During the Tuberculosis (TB) Scientific Advisory Subcommittee (SAS) meeting on Monday, Oct. 12, the following presentations were made:1. An overview of TB test approval process was given by Drs. Larry Elskin of CVB, Alecia Naugle of the APHIS TB Program staff and Mitchell Palmer of the USAHA TB SAS. 2. Dr. Jeff Nelson, APHIS, NVSL gave an update of activities of the NVSLTB serum bank.Six companies are currently known to be developing serologic tests to detect bovine TB in animal species. Most of these companies have been in contact with the TB serum bank to obtain samples.