Itanagar: Outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) has been reported from remote Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh in the past several days.
Reportedly six mithuns died following the outbreak of the disease in epidemic form at Pungrung and Layang villages under Sangram circle of the district, official sources informed here today.
The toll may increase with a number of animals still believed to be in the jungle.
Search is on by the owners in order to cure the wounded mithuns using local medicines, sources said.
Meanwhile, Sangram BDO T Riba, in a bid to tackle the situation has requested the veterinary doctor and his team from Koloriang to visit the village for vaccination and providing other requirements for mithuns.
However, due to insufficient supply of medicines, they could not be able to look into the matter, sources informed.
The Rural Development and Heritage Society (RDHS), a Sangram-based NGO requested the Kurung Kumey DC and the higher authority to send a team of veterinary doctors with sufficient medicines to support those who are working in the affected area so that the spread of disease could be stopped as mithun is the hope and resource for the villagers as well as state.
The Society also requested the authority to send one veterinary doctor immediately to Nyapin-Sangram. (PTI)
