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Over 50 wild boars died due to African Swine Flu in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris: District Collector

05/01/2023 07:33 PM | Click to read full article

Nilgiris District Collector S P Amrit on Thursday confirmed that the death of over 50 wild boars near Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the district was due to African Swine Flu. Also, few wild boars were found dead in Kothagiri, Keelkothagiri, Coonoor, Manjoor and in Ooty in the last 10 days, apart from Bandipur area in Karnataka, bordering Tamil Nadu. A special team from Chennai will be visiting Nilgiris to further examine the disease, Amrit said.

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