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News: Animal recovery continues in Myanmar
Posted by: JimEdwards on Jun 10, 2008 - 01:26 PM
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 The WSPA DART team remains in Myanmar, delivering aid and working with the FAO and local people to improve the health of animals that survived Cyclone Nargis. The team provided us with an update today.
The WSPA vets have seen cases of pneumonia and diarrhea in draught animals, which could be a result of infectious diseases. There are also instances of Foot and Mouth (FMD) and sporadic cases of Anthrax.
To combat these problems, the team is working on assessment and interventions with the government livestock department, pairing our vets with theirs to provide extra expertise and kit for treating the animals. To date, WSPA has delivered US $10,000-worth of veterinary medicine to Myanmar.
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