• This is an acute bacterial disease of cattle and buffaloes which usually occurs during monsoon.
• Mortality rate may be as high as 80 %.
• Germs of this disease survive longer in humid and waterlogged conditions.

SYMPTOMS

• High temperature, sudden decrease in milk yield.
• Salivation and serous nasal discharge.
• Severe oedema of the throat region.
• Difficultly in breathing , animal produces a grunting sound.
• Animal usually dies within 1-2 days of showing symptoms.
• Buffaloes are generally more susceptible than cattle.
• Animals with clinical signs, particularly buffalo, rarely recover.
• In endemic areas, most deaths seen in older calves and young adults.

PREVENTION

• Segregate the sick animal from healthy ones and avoid contamination of feed, fod­der and water.
• Avoid crowding especially during wet seasons.
• Vaccinate all animals which are 6 months and above of age annually before the on­set of monsoon in endemic areas.

TREATMENT

• Treatment is usually ineffective unless treated very early , that is during the stage when fever sets in.
• Few animals survive once clinical signs develop.
• Case fatality approaches 100% if treatment is not followed at the initial stage of in­fection.

                                 Get your animals vaccinated annually against HS before rains