Another 50,000 Animals Affected, According To Disease Control Statistics
Thrissur: The foot-andmouth disease has claimed 4,300 head of cattle in the state till December 31, besides affecting over 50,000 animals, according to the latest statistics of the Animal Disease Control Project (ADCP) office in Thiruvananthapuram.
An unprecedented wintertime outbreak of West Nile virus has killed more than two dozen bald eagles in Utah and thousands of water birds around the Great Salt Lake, state wildlife officials said on
Foot-and-mouth disease in cattle has become acute at different upazilas in Lalmonirhat district in recent times, much to the concern of the cattle owners and rearers.
Cattle grazing, movement of humans help spread disease
Wild animal populations of Kerala are at risk of contracting foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which may prove fatal. The outbreak is most likely to affect ungulates, wildlife experts say.
The Ministry of Agriculture Development has so far provided a compensation of 211 million 679 thousand rupees to the poultry farmers and businesses concerned for the loss of chicks, eggs, bird feed
Marked drop in milk production; local sales take a beating
The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the district has claimed 114 head of cattle, District Animal Husbandry Officer Tom K. Mathew has said on Monday. Of the 114, 98 are cows and the rest calves. The disease broke out in the western parts of the district three weeks ago and is now quickly spreading to the remaining areas.
Researchers investigated peste des petits ruminants (PPR) infection in cattle and wildlife in northern Tanzania. No wildlife from protected ecosystems were seropositive. However, cattle from villages where an outbreak had occurred among small ruminants showed high PPR seropositivity, indicating that spillover infection affects cattle. Thus, cattle could be of value for PPR serosurveillance.
In this new report, FAO presents an alarming picture about growing numbers of new diseases infecting humans originating in wildlife and also reveals that majority of these virulent, drug-resistant diseases occur in low- and middle-income countries, the highest rates of incidence being in India, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Nigeria.
