PRO/AH/EDR> Sheep pox & goat pox – Bhutan: (Jigme Khesar Strict Nature Reserve) ungulates

Sheep/Goat Pox — Bhutan
Wild animals within the Jigme Khesar Strict Nature Reserve (JKSNR) in Gakiling and Sangbaykha gewogs, Haa [District] have succumbed to a suspected outbreak of the viral infection capripox.
The 1st case was detected in November last year [2020]. According to the rescue focal officer of JKSNR, Kinley Tenzin, an observed symptom is the development of skin lesions and gradual peeling off.
So far, 3 Himalayan serows, one wild boar and a barking deer were reported dead from the disease. “One