AR-News: (Phillipines) Vets seek fund release to contain outbreak of diseases in animals

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

KORONADAL CITY -- Veterinary officials in South Cotabato province on Tuesday 
sought the release of funds from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to contain the 
outbreak of various diseases that affected mostly four-legged animals in the 
area.
Among the diseases lately monitored across the province afflicting cows, 
carabaos and horses were hemorrhagic septecemia, surra and liver fluke infection, 
according to Dr. Erol Javier, South Cotabato provincial assistant 
veterinarian, with hog cholera also affecting the piggery industry.
“We hope the Sangguniang Panlalawigan would release the 1.5 million pesos we’
re asking the soonest time possible so we can prevent the worsening of the 
situation,” he said.
According to Javier, the situation at the moment “is still controllable and 
has not yet reached the critical 50-70 percent level infection.”




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http://www.mindanews.com/2004/03/23nws-vets.html 
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