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Wildlife in Kerala at risk of contracting FMD [1]

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.

Publication Date: 
20/12/2013
K. S. Sudhi [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Kerala [4], Kottayam (D) [5], Animal Diseases [6], Wild Boar [7], Mammals [8], Elephant [9], Vulture [10], Wildlife [11]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/wildlife-kerala-risk-contracting-fmd
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-s-sudhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kottayam-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wild-boar
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mammals
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vulture
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife