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50 camels die of viral disease in Thar
From the Newspaper
November 16, 2010 (5 days ago)
By A.B. Arisar
UMERKOT, Nov 15: More than 50 camels have died of an unconfirmed viral disease over the past two weeks and about 1,000 are suffering from it in Thar region, according to an estimate. The animals started dying after they returned from a camel market set up during annul Urs celebration of Sufi saint Saman Sarkar near Badin two weeks ago.
They suffered bleeding from the nose accompanied by coughing and finally died. According to camel breeders and traders more than 50 animals have died so far.
Jan Mohammad Samoon, activist of a local NGO, Aware, said that private veterinary doctors had diagnosed the disease as viral infection caused by Congo virus.
He said that villagers were trying to save the diseased camels through traditional methods and many cases were
administering them opium but to no avail.
In the absence of a government veterinary doctor or team, the camel owners were forced to take their animals to private veterinarians who charged them Rs1,000 per camel, Mr Samoon said.
EDO (agriculture) Ghulamullah Jarwar denied reports of the outbreak of viral disease and said that a small number of animals were found diseased on their return from the Urs of Saman Sarkar but they recovered soon through antibiotics.
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continues at;
http://www.dawn.com/2010/11/16/50-camels-die-of-viral-disease-in-thar.html
Some background about livestock in the region;
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shortly before the November full moon Pushkar is briefly inundated with activity as thousands of visitors gather to celebrate the largest livestock fair in India.
For about ten days, the population of this small town, squeezed between the hills and the desert, swells from around 15,000 to nearly a quarter of a million. From the farthest corners of Rajasthan come men in turbans with neat moustaches, and women in their colourful saris, all drawn to Pushkar to take part in the sacred rituals that season the fair with spirituality and, of course, to enjoy the fun and carnival atmosphere, to meet old friends and make new ones at this great traditional festival.
At the heart of the fair is still the traditional buying and selling of camels, but today other livestock are on sale - horses, cows and goats
.....
http://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/201011104470/pushkar/camel-fair/india/1/
50 camels die of viral disease in Thar
From the Newspaper
November 16, 2010 (5 days ago)
By A.B. Arisar
UMERKOT, Nov 15: More than 50 camels have died of an unconfirmed viral disease over the past two weeks and about 1,000 are suffering from it in Thar region, according to an estimate. The animals started dying after they returned from a camel market set up during annul Urs celebration of Sufi saint Saman Sarkar near Badin two weeks ago.
They suffered bleeding from the nose accompanied by coughing and finally died. According to camel breeders and traders more than 50 animals have died so far.
Jan Mohammad Samoon, activist of a local NGO, Aware, said that private veterinary doctors had diagnosed the disease as viral infection caused by Congo virus.
He said that villagers were trying to save the diseased camels through traditional methods and many cases were
administering them opium but to no avail.
In the absence of a government veterinary doctor or team, the camel owners were forced to take their animals to private veterinarians who charged them Rs1,000 per camel, Mr Samoon said.
EDO (agriculture) Ghulamullah Jarwar denied reports of the outbreak of viral disease and said that a small number of animals were found diseased on their return from the Urs of Saman Sarkar but they recovered soon through antibiotics.
...
continues at;
http://www.dawn.com/2010/11/16/50-camels-die-of-viral-disease-in-thar.html
Some background about livestock in the region;
...
shortly before the November full moon Pushkar is briefly inundated with activity as thousands of visitors gather to celebrate the largest livestock fair in India.
For about ten days, the population of this small town, squeezed between the hills and the desert, swells from around 15,000 to nearly a quarter of a million. From the farthest corners of Rajasthan come men in turbans with neat moustaches, and women in their colourful saris, all drawn to Pushkar to take part in the sacred rituals that season the fair with spirituality and, of course, to enjoy the fun and carnival atmosphere, to meet old friends and make new ones at this great traditional festival.
At the heart of the fair is still the traditional buying and selling of camels, but today other livestock are on sale - horses, cows and goats
.....
http://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/201011104470/pushkar/camel-fair/india/1/