Anthrax in India
A major outbreak of the killer disease anthrax - which affects most mammals and can be especially devastating to livestock herds - has been reported in Vellore in Keelvenkatapuram village in Nemili block. The disease has killed at least 37 sheep on Thursday and Friday.
The preliminary investigation into the outbreak of the disease revealed that the owners of the sheep removed the skin after the first animal died -an extremely dangerous thing to do because it causes the disease to spread at a rapid rate.
The government stepped in quickly, dispatching four special medical teams from the animal husbandry department to launch a special drive to vaccinate livestock in the area.
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