Surveillance and preventive measures intensified in Thrissur’s Athirappilly as Anthrax has been confirmed in wild boars, which were found dead in the area.
Farmers were in panic as several wild boars were found dead in the last few days in areas near Vettilappara forests and in the palm estates in Athirappilly, where their cattle too graze. The Health Department, the Animal Husbandry Department, and the Forest Department have conducted investigation and samples were tested to confirm the anthrax infection.
