India: Unidentified disease outbreak claims 20 buffaloes? lives in Manipur

[Shiloh]

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Mysterious disease outbreak claims 20 buffaloes? lives in Manipur
Cattle deaths reported from Nurathel village in the Tamei sub-division of Tamenglong district. In April, similar epidemic had killed over 70 buffaloes in neighbouring Nagaland
Vangamla Salle K S
24 May, 2019 at 09:16 AM

Imphal: An unknown disease has reportedly resurfaced in Manipur?s Tamenglong district, killing many cattle in the region. According to sources, the epidemic has killed more than 20 cattle in the last two days in Nurathel village under the Tamei sub-division of the district.

In 2017, according to reports, the unknown disease had claimed some cattle?s lives in Nchiang (Langmei) village in the hill district of the state. The cattle usually find it hard to move around or eat as the disease affects their hooves or mouth.

The sudden outbreak of the livestock disease has created alarm in the region, especially the adjoining villages, for fear of a spread in the disease.

Meanwhile, the Nurathel village authority council and its neighbouring villages have urged the veterinary and animal husbandry department to look into the matter and take steps to control the further spread of the disease in other parts of the state...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Report from earlier this week from Karnataka state. Karnataka & Manipur are about as far apart from each other as you can get in India - Ro

Toxic tree reason behind cattle death
This is not the first such incident reported in the district, despite awareness being created among cattle owners.


Published: 20th May 2019 05:14 AM | Last Updated: 20th May 2019 05:14 AM | A+A A-
By Marx TejaswiExpress News Service
SHIVAMOGGA: Even though the drought has not affected cattle in Thirthahalli taluk, as is the case in other drought affected taluks of Shivamogga district, the death of two heads of cattle at Araga village recently set has set off alarms in the district. However, a thorough investigation conducted by the Obscure Disease Research Center, Shivamogga, has revealed that they died after consuming the toxic ficus tsjahela leaves.

This is not the first such incident reported in the district, despite awareness being created among cattle owners. The Obscure Disease Research Center says that on an average, 40 heads of cattle died due after consuming these leaves in the district.Principal Investigator and Head of Obscure Disease Research Center Dr N B Shridhar told The New Indian Express that if the disease is diagnosed and treated immediately, cattle can be saved, else they die within 24 hours of consuming these leaves.
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