Disease outbreak among cattle

KOHIMA, JANUARY 18 (MExN): The Zeliang Kuki Public Organisation (ZKPO) today informed that more than 30 cows & buffaloes have died within 2 weeks due to the outbreak of a sickness in the plain sector (Kabai-Khelma Area). A press note from the ZKPO stated that burying of the deceased animals has become very difficult and as such an excavator was used. “Moreover, it has become a threat to human lives since the decompose animals produce health hazards,” it added. The ZPKO asked the concerned authority to look into the issue and do the needful towards halting the epidemic at the earliest.