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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – India (29): (TN) elephant
Anthrax -- IndiaThe postmortem of the tusker [juvenile] found dead on [Fri 23 Dec 2016] in the Madukkarai forest range [Tamil Nadu] revealed that it died of anthrax. The autopsy was held on [Sat 24 Dec 2016].Chances are high that it caught the disease from cattle, said Coimbatore DFO [District Forest Officer] S Ramasubramaniam. However, he ruled out the possibility of anthrax spreading to other wild elephants, as anthrax is self-limiting, unlike foot-and-mouth disease. "We suspect that the elephant Read more [...]
