Amid COVID-19 surge, foot-and-mouth disease strikes animals in Arunachal Pradesh
The Hindu
At least a dozen mithuns are believed to have died in State
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has struck Arunachal Pradesh amid new COVID-19 infections, affecting semi-wild mithuns in across the central and eastern landscapes of the frontier north-eastern State. The highly infectious FMD, also called hoof-and-mouth disease, affects cloven-hoofed animals. The viral disease causes a high fever lasting two-six days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and on the feet. The disease is sometimes fatal. The State’s Animal Husbandry and Veterinary (AHV) Department has assigned teams to assess the extent of the FMD outbreak reported from the central Papum Pare district to the eastern Anjaw district.More Related News