Peacoks’ viral disease: Death toll rises to 83

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