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Nepal: At Least 114 Cattle Killed As Mystery Disease Hits Makwanpur

08/17/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

“MAKAWANPUR: As many as 114 cattle died of an unknown disease in the Kankada, a remote VDC of Makawanpur district within a week.

According to Sukbahadur Chepang, a local resident, a total of 11 buffaloes, 22 cows and oxen, 52 pigs and 29 goats died of the disease in Garling of the VDC by Tuesday.

Similarly, dozens of cattle fell sick due to the unknown disease in the village, said Nepal Chepang Association, Makawanpur secretary Mahesh Chepang.

The cattle get high fever, woes in saliva, and other problems at the beginning and die within 8-10 hours of their sickness.” Source.

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