Goats quarantined in Karnataka after shepherd tested Corona Positive

Tumakuru: "Nearly 50 goats were kept in quarantine at a village in Tumakuru district of Karnataka after the shepherd tested positive for Covid-19," said an officer in the animal husbandary department of the district. He added that, "This incident happened after the villagers alarmed when they noticed that some goats and sheep at Godekere village in Gollarahatti taluk were effected with respiratory problems."

The villagers seemed the help of Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister JC Madhuswamy, incharge of Tumakuru district. Animal husbandry department rushed and collected the samples after the orders passed by the minister. Deputy commissioner of the district K Rakesh Kumar was also asked to investigate on the issue.

The collected samples were sent to Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals and Animal Diseases Laboratory in Bhopal and there are no signs of Covid-19 virus in the goats and sheep. Officials concluded that they are suffering PPR(Peste des petits ruminants) also known as goat plague and mycoplasma infection.

The animals are kept in isolation as PPR and mycoplasma are also communicable disases and can spread to other animals.