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Epidemic alert sounded as bacterial disease fells 6 elephants in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Published: Monday, Dec 27, 2010, 8:39 IST
By Bosky Khanna | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA
Death of six elephants in 15 days due to bacterial disease has shocked forest officials and experts as they fear it may become an epidemic affecting about 5,630 elephants residing in a 9,751-sq km area.
Three elephants in Byilore range of Biligiri Rangawildlife sanctuary and three in Satyamanagala range in Tamil Nadu succumbed to the disease haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) or Pasturellosis.
Principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) BK Singh said the postmortem report confirmed the disease.
After contracting the disease, the pachyderm gets high fever and vital organs fail and the animal dies within three to 36 hours. The carcasses of the elephants were found rotting inside the forest.
The disease spreads through cattle. To prevent its spread, health authorities have intensified a vaccination drive for cattle in and around the forest areas...
Epidemic alert sounded as bacterial disease fells 6 elephants in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Published: Monday, Dec 27, 2010, 8:39 IST
By Bosky Khanna | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA
Death of six elephants in 15 days due to bacterial disease has shocked forest officials and experts as they fear it may become an epidemic affecting about 5,630 elephants residing in a 9,751-sq km area.
Three elephants in Byilore range of Biligiri Rangawildlife sanctuary and three in Satyamanagala range in Tamil Nadu succumbed to the disease haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) or Pasturellosis.
Principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) BK Singh said the postmortem report confirmed the disease.
After contracting the disease, the pachyderm gets high fever and vital organs fail and the animal dies within three to 36 hours. The carcasses of the elephants were found rotting inside the forest.
The disease spreads through cattle. To prevent its spread, health authorities have intensified a vaccination drive for cattle in and around the forest areas...