India- Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak Contained at Thami Dara
02 Aug 2009
Sikkim Express via Beacononline [edited][ProMed]
The State Animal Husbandry department today [2 Aug 2009] claimed that the foot and mouth disease [FMD] outbreak at Thami Dara, Singtam which had claimed 11 livestock of the local farmers has been brought under control. The veterinary team which had been deputized by the department confirmed the containment of the disease.

Nepal- Foot & Mouth Disease
25 Jun 2009
MyRepublica.com, Nepal [edited][ProMed]
Outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD), a viral ailment, have been recorded in livestock in more than a dozen districts with the beginning of the hot season and increasing movement of animals.
Officials said FMD, which is also called hoof-and-mouth disease, is gripping different districts from the Himalayan district of Manang to far eastern districts like Ilam and districts in western Nepal.
With reports of the outbreak still trickling in, the exact number of infected animals is unknown.
Officials said FMD -- or Aphtae epizooticae in scientific parlance
-- is a highly contagious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals including domestic animals such as cows, bulls, water buffalo, sheep, goats and pigs as well as animals in the wild like antelope and bison.
The disease is characterized by high fever that declines rapidly after 2 or 3 days, blisters inside the mouth that lead to excessive secretion of stringy or foamy saliva and to drooling, and blisters on the feet that may rupture and cause lameness.
Veterinarians also said [that] infected adult animals may suffer weight loss from which they do not recover for several months, and in the case of cows, milk production can decline significantly.
However, he said the directorate has been delivering necessary antibiotics to the affected districts in addition to technical support to control the disease.
Though the fatal disease occurred in the past also, the government has failed to formulate any concrete program to fight it.

India – Foot and Mouth disease
28 Oct 2007
The Hindu [edited]
The Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) is facing an unprecedented crisis, with foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] claiming the lives of 2 mithuns and a blackbuck. FMD has hit the park for the 1st time. As a precautionary measure, the authorities have decided to close the herbivore safari to prevent the spread of the disease, which is caused by an airborne virus. The zoo authorities have stopped procuring grass from outside. The animal keepers have been asked to change their dress before entering the zoo and the safari.

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