India: Foot and mouth disease outbreak in Tamil Nadu

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National ? Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI, September 7, 2013
Updated: September 7, 2013 00:28 IST
Foot and mouth disease outbreak in 2 districts
Livelihood of small cattle farmers might be affected

Outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in cattle has been reported in Erode and Kancheepuram districts in the State. The dreaded disease could spread fast and not only reduce the milk yield permanently and affect reproductive organs but also kill the animals...

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KRISHNAGIRI, October 15, 2013
Updated: October 15, 2013 14:57 IST
Foot-and-mouth disease claimed 38 cows

STAFF REPORTER

This alarming statistics for a month has put Krishnagiri?s animal husbandry department on high alert

The Department of Animal Husbandry is on high alert and is taking every possible effort to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease that claimed the lives of 38 cows in the last one month in the district.

Six other cows died of various other reasons, Regional Joint Director of Animal Husbandry S. Rajendran said here on Saturday.

The preventive measures would include a ring vaccination, under which all the cattle of a particular area would be vaccinated against the disease even if one of these were found to have the disease. The disease had spread in Hosur, Kaveripattinam and Uthangarai.

The official, however, denied that the disease had acquired epidemic proportions.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/footandmouth-disease-claimed-38-cows/article5236790.ece

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Outbreak of foot and mouth disease in TN
By K Ezhilarasan | ENS - CHIDAMBARAM Published: 07th November 2013 08:37 AM Last Updated: 07th November 2013 08:37 AM
Teams of veterinary doctors have been camping at villages in Chidambaram and Kattumannarkoil blocks after many cows were affected by foot and mouth disease (FMD).

Source said that cows were affected by the viral disease in neighbouring Nagapattinam district and it might have spread to Cuddalore as well. As complaints continue to pour in, the Animal Husbandry Department is on war footing to identify the affected cows and is in the process of vaccinating them.
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http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Outbreak-of-foot-and-mouth-disease-in-TN/2013/11/07/article1876414.ece

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Foot and mouth disease virulent in delta districts
DC | 2 hours 56 min ago

Chennai: Alarmed at the sporadic death of cows and calves in the Cauvery delta districts due to foot and mouth disease, the federation of farmers has written to the district administrations and state government, seeking immediate steps to control the virulent virus that is active during the onset of the monsoon.

Due to the endemic, fast-spreading virus, livestock in Krishnagiri and Nagapattinam districts are the worst-affected and around 2,500 cattle have died so far; the disease is spreading along the Cauvery delta districts, complained Arupathy Kalyanam, general secretary, federation of farmers associations, Cauvery delta districts.

For instance, in Kidarnkondan village of Tharangambadi taluk, 200 cows and calves have succumbed to the virus. Though the veterinary and district administration authorities have taken steps, mortality continues to be high and there is need for intensified treatment, he said.
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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131108/news-current-affairs/article/foot-and-mouth-disease-virulent-delta-districts

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22 cows and buffaloes die of foot and mouth disease
PTI Erode, November 09, 2013
First Published: 12:58 IST(9/11/2013) | Last Updated: 13:22 IST(9/11/2013)

A total of 22 cows and buffaloes have died of foot and mouth disease in Erode district and 75 more have been struck by it over the past few days, according a top official of the animal husbandry department.


P Vanangamudi, joint director of animal husbandry department told reporters that the present outbreak was due to arrival of diseased cattle from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka to the district.

The cattle had also been affected with 'Hemorrhagic Septicemia' which usually leads to their death within two days, he said.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/22-cows-and-buffaloes-die-of-foot-and-mouth-disease/article1-1149079.aspx

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Over 750 Cuddalore cows hit by foot and mouth disease
By Express News Service - CUDDALORE Published: 14th November 2013 08:31 AM Last Updated: 14th November 2013 08:31 AM
A total of 757 cows have been affected by foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Chidambaram, Kattumannarkoil and five other areas of the district, according to official sources here.

Animal Husbandry Department sources said that 22 teams had been constituted to treat the cattle in the affected villages.
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http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Over-750-Cuddalore-cows-hit-by-foot-and-mouth-disease/2013/11/14/article1889806.ece

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Milk production hit in TN by foot-and-mouth disease Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 12:29 [IST]

Chennai, Dec 4: The current outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) among cattle has significantly hit milk production in Tamil Nadu, prompting dairy farmers to seek intervention, including vaccination on a war-footing. Government taking measures to control the spread of virus

The daily procurement has come down by about four lakh litres a day, according to Tamil Nadu Milk Producers' Welfare Association (TNMPWA) President K A Sengottuvel. Concerned over the impact of the viral disease, which has been reported in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states of Kerala and Karnataka, a delegation of the Association is planning to meet ministers concerned and top officials later this week.

Sengottuvel said procurement of milk by Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (AAVIN), an apex body of 17 District Cooperative Milk Producers' Unions, has come down to 23 lakh litres from 27 lakh litres per day in view of the FMD.
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