PRO/AH/EDR> Kyasanur Forest disease – India (04): (KA) animal, ticks

Kyasanur Forest Disease — India
Viscera samples of dead monkeys, collected from Shantigrama in Koppa taluk in Chikkamagaluru district, have tested positive to Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD).
The ticks from 10 different places in Koppa taluk, including Shantigramma, Heruru and Kunduru, were collected and sent to the laboratory. The presence of KFD virus was confirmed in the samples of infected ticks collected from Shantigrama.
District Surveillance Officer Dr. Manjunath said that the ticks collected during December