At the end of 2018, national herd incidence for TB stood at 3.51% as is shown in the following table, marginally up on the same period last year (comparable figure for 2017 is 3.47%). This means that in 2018, 3.51% of all herds tested for TB have experienced a new breakdown, i.e., they have had at least 1 animal that tested positive for TB.
The tables show by county the number of herds restricted, number of reactor animals and herd incidence in 2017 and 2018.
RVO
|
Herd Incidence 2018
|
Herds Restricted in 2018
|
Reactors in 2018
|
CARLOW
|
2.75%
|
35
|
105
|
CAVAN
|
4.19%
|
201
|
893
|
CLARE
|
3.77%
|
225
|
1,265
|
CORK North
|
5.66%
|
320
|
2,086
|
CORK South
|
2.72%
|
161
|
582
|
DONEGAL
|
1.70%
|
87
|
113
|
DUBLIN
|
8.40%
|
30
|
169
|
GALWAY
|
2.23%
|
241
|
838
|
KERRY
|
2.62%
|
172
|
1,069
|
KILDARE
|
3.52%
|
63
|
167
|
KILKENNY
|
2.92%
|
88
|
352
|
LAOIS
|
3.60%
|
100
|
505
|
LEITRIM
|
2.02%
|
58
|
185
|
LIMERICK
|
1.79%
|
94
|
364
|
LONGFORD
|
1.97%
|
46
|
207
|
LOUTH
|
4.88%
|
56
|
101
|
MAYO
|
2.20%
|
193
|
501
|
MEATH
|
5.39%
|
193
|
754
|
MONAGHAN
|
8.91%
|
371
|
1,677
|
OFFALY
|
3.96%
|
122
|
360
|
ROSCOMMON
|
2.72%
|
144
|
336
|
SLIGO
|
3.94%
|
134
|
482
|
TIPP NORTH
|
4.85%
|
165
|
1,296
|
TIPP SOUTH
|
2.86%
|
96
|
399
|
WATERFORD
|
2.78%
|
59
|
343
|
WESTMEATH
|
4.82%
|
147
|
666
|
WEXFORD
|
4.33%
|
129
|
709
|
WICKLOW E
|
9.51%
|
98
|
596
|
WICKLOW W
|
8.60%
|
46
|
371
|
TOTAL
|
3.51%
|
3,874
|
17,491
|
RVO
|
Herd Incidence 2017
|
Herds Restricted in 2017
|
Reactors in 2017
|
CARLOW
|
3.55%
|
46
|
103
|
CAVAN
|
5.53%
|
263
|
1,408
|
CLARE
|
3.37%
|
204
|
1,207
|
CORK North
|
4.72%
|
270
|
1,775
|
CORK South
|
4.10%
|
246
|
809
|
DONEGAL
|
2.00%
|
104
|
184
|
DUBLIN
|
5.57%
|
21
|
86
|
GALWAY
|
2.59%
|
284
|
975
|
KERRY
|
2.70%
|
180
|
1,173
|
KILDARE
|
3.64%
|
68
|
146
|
KILKENNY
|
3.24%
|
99
|
421
|
LAOIS
|
3.28%
|
93
|
667
|
LEITRIM
|
2.87%
|
83
|
309
|
LIMERICK
|
2.26%
|
121
|
533
|
LONGFORD
|
2.21%
|
52
|
73
|
LOUTH
|
4.01%
|
46
|
181
|
MAYO
|
2.20%
|
197
|
507
|
MEATH
|
5.77%
|
206
|
654
|
MONAGHAN
|
4.94%
|
207
|
1,089
|
OFFALY
|
3.66%
|
114
|
346
|
ROSCOMMON
|
2.71%
|
146
|
422
|
SLIGO
|
3.04%
|
105
|
290
|
TIPP NORTH
|
4.26%
|
146
|
842
|
TIPP SOUTH
|
3.27%
|
111
|
361
|
WATERFORD
|
1.66%
|
36
|
149
|
WESTMEATH
|
5.72%
|
175
|
919
|
WEXFORD
|
4.57%
|
138
|
907
|
WICKLOW E
|
5.97%
|
63
|
421
|
WICKLOW W
|
11.05%
|
61
|
309
|
TOTAL
|
3.47%
|
3,885
|
17,266
|