Over 200 Mithuns Dies Due to Foot-And-Mouth Disease in Arunachal

Over 200 mithuns have died in a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh in the last one month, prompting the state government to deploy an expert team and put veterinary authorities in the eastern districts on high alert, officials said on Saturday. 

The highest number of deaths has been reported from Acheso village, where more than 90 mithuns, a bovine animal, have died, followed by Angrim with over 50 fatalities and ALG village with three deaths, Dibang Valley District Veterinary Officer



(DVO) Dr Dammo Riba said.

He said the disease has also spread to Aropo, Gipulin and several other villages, where a high number of infections have been detected. 

The district has a mithun population of 3,925, according to the 21st livestock census. Veterinary teams have intensified field operations in the affected areas, carrying out spot inspections and providing medicines to sick animals. Riba said he was coordinating with panchayat leaders and mithun owners to monitor the situation and facilitate treatment.