Biological Hazard - India, State of Tamil Nadu, [Erode region] : Up to 175 head of cattle have died of foot-and- mouth disease (FMD) in Erode district

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electronic thermography (thermal recording) image of a cow infected with foot-and-mouth-disease virus. Note that the hooves are red. Red color in the hooves indicates heat.
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Electronmicrograph of the foot-and-mouth disease virus, a highly virulent pathogen in cattle, pigs, and sheep.

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Biological Hazard

India

State of Tamil Nadu, [Erode region]

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Biological Hazard in India on Friday, 22 November, 2013 at 08:05 (08:05 AM) UTC.

Description
Up to 175 head of cattle have died of foot-and- mouth disease (FMD) in Erode district in south India's Tamil Nadu state in the last two months, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. The Animal Husbandary Department said the disease has led to the closure of five cattle shandies (markets) over the past 10 days. To prevent the disease from spreading further, the department has provided preventive vaccinations to some 360,000 cattle in the district. Officials and veterinarians said vaccinations were also given free of charge to cattle owners in all villages.
Biohazard name:	Foot-and- mouth disease (FMD)
Biohazard level:	3/4 Hight
Biohazard desc.:	Bacteria and viruses that can cause severe to fatal disease in humans, but for which vaccines or other treatments exist, such as anthrax, West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, SARS virus, variola virus (smallpox), tuberculosis, typhus, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, yellow fever, and malaria. Among parasites Plasmodium falciparum, which causes Malaria, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes trypanosomiasis, also come under this level.
Symptoms:
Status:	confirmed

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Foot-and-mouth disease scare hits Aavin procurement

L. Srikrishna

 

The Hindu Milk procurement dropped from 1.80 lakh litres to 1.75 lakh litres within two days, following the scare. File photo

There was a marginal dip in milk procurement levels in Madurai Aavin, officials said on Thursday.

Even as rumours of cattle falling prey to foot-and-mouth disease were spreading in Vadakku Navinipatti and a few places surrounding Melur near Madurai, the officials from the Department of Animal Husbandry and a team of experts from the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, camped at these villages and interacted with the people.

The officials said they had created awareness among the people of the preventive measures to be taken to save their cattle and instilled confidence in them at this crucial hour.

According to Aavin General Manager Christie, the normal milk procurement level was around 1.75 lakh litres per day during this season. Apart from Madurai, Aavin procured milk from neighbouring Theni district as well, he noted.

The scare of spread of foot-and-mouth disease and the intermittent rains had resulted in a marginal dip in milk procurement. Milk procurement dropped from 1.80 lakh litres to 1.75 lakh litres within two days, another official pointed out.

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