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Mysterious disease kills animals

A mysterious fatal disease has killed dozens of animals in Tisar village of the Shigar valley but the livestock department has not yet taken any action in this regard, leaving other animals also to the risk. According to reports reaching here from the affected area, the mostly hit are zhos (a cross breed of yak and cow), zhongos and yaks. The victim animals get sick and become lethargic and dull, and stop eating leading to death in few days. According to eyewitnesses, examination of the slaughtered affected animals shows that their liver, lung and heart are severely swollen.

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