Kerala: Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in eleven districts

[Ronan Kelly]

KERALA

KOLLAM, October 3, 2013
Updated: October 3, 2013 02:14 IST
Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in eleven districts

IGNATIUS PEREIRA


Ban on entry of cattle from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

With the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease getting confirmed in Kerala, entry of cattle (cows, bulls, and buffaloes) from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu into Kerala has been banned.

V. Brahmanandan, Director, Animal Husbandry Department, told The Hindu that the ban will be in force for seven days from October 2. All border check- posts of the department have been notified of the ban and a red alert has been sounded in all panchayats. The outbreak has been confirmed in eleven districts except Kasaragod, Malappuram, and Pathanamthitta.

Vaccination

The death of a good number of cows in the State of late has now been attributed to foot-and-mouth disease. Department sources said that only about 20 of these cows had been vaccinated and the owners of these animals are eligible for a compensation of Rs.16,500 each. Sources said that many farmers are reluctant to vaccinate their cows because of a transient decrease in milk production after vaccination.
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Re: Kerala: Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in eleven districts

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...reak-reported-in-kozhikode/article5237992.ece

Updated: October 16, 2013 12:04 IST
Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak reported in Kozhikode
Jabir Mushthari


Despite a relatively successful vaccination campaign undertaken by the Animal Disease Control Project of the government, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks have been reported from different parts of the district, including the City Corporation limits, in the past two months. Veterinary officials have attributed the cause of spread of virus to the transit of unvaccinated livestock from the neighbouring States.

According to K. Jancy, district coordinator of the Animal Disease Control Project, the outbreak of the disease has been reported from around 15 panchayats, including Eramala, Mukkam, Kunnamangalam, Koduvally and Thamarassery, besides some places in the Corporation limits. She maintained that over 85 per cent of the total 1,10,000 livestock of the district, including cows, bulls, buffalos and pigs, had been vaccinated during the months-long vaccination drive...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Kerala: Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in eleven districts

KOCHI, December 7, 2013
Updated: December 7, 2013 11:16 IST
Efforts on to check spread of foot-and-mouth disease

STAFF REPORTER


The foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in 741 head of cattle in the district between June and December. So far, 83 head of cattle have died due to the disease.

Most number of cases has been reported from Kunnathunadu taluk.

The outbreak of the disease has been reported from 16 panchayats in the district ? Marady, Karumaloor, Kottuvally, Manjapra, Mookkannoor, Kodanad, Parakkadavu, Thuravur, Paingottur, Nellikuzhi, Maneedu, Edathala, Edavanakkad, Tripunithura, Perumbavur, and Ayavana.
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