KARACHI:
Tharparkar peacocks’ viral disease called ‘Ranikhet’ has further spread
over ten Tehsils, as 16 more peacocks died on the 20th day since this
epidemic broke out raising the death toll to 83 thus far.
Following
scores of deaths of peacocks in the rural areas of Mitthi by the
mysterious disease turning into an epidemic spread over to Diplo and
Nangarhar, where 16 more peacocks died in the villages, taking up the
death toll to 83.
Wildlife Department said that the distribution
of medicines for the suffering peacocks was underway, however the local
people said that the Wildlife’s four teams with one doctor only
dispensing medicines, which in view of the nature and intensity of
calamity was sadly lacking.
On the other hand, Wildlife sources
said that this epidemic generally lasts for 2 to 18 days, as the number
of peacocks dying in Mitthi from where the disease started gradually
coming down
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