50 cattle die of foot and mouth disease in Jessore

JESSORE At least 50 cattle died and about 2000 were attacked by foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Jessore recently. The disease broke out in Monirampur upazila of the district recently. But no medicine is available at the local hospital and markets. At least 10,000 doses of vaccine are needed but Animal Husbandry Office supplied only 96 doses of medicine.  Sources in the office said, about two thousand cattle were attacked by FMD in various places of the upazila within a week. Some owners of affected cattle are Atiar Rahman of Joypur village, Lutfor Rahman Shams Moulabi, Khalilur Rahman of the same village, Rashid of Chaluahati village and Rasul of Hogladanga village. Several other cows in Rohita village, Hanuar village, Rasulpur, Hazirhat, Dhakuria, Shomskati, Horidaskati, Maschana, Bagdanga, Nihalpur village and Gopulpur village were also attacked by the disease.
The affected cattle are being sold at lower price incurring loss to the farmers. Farmer Atiar Rahman said, his five cattle were attacked by the disease, among them two died and he sold the rest three at cheap price.