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PAS 1
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IN Kenya -Ethnoveterinary remedies of natural Soda ash solution (97% sodium bicarbonate), honey and finger millet flour were used to manage the FMD lesions. The lesions were washed with soda ash solution to remove the necrotic tissue after which raw honey and finger millet flour were applied to the cleaned lesions. The lesions were examined daily and those with necrotic material washed again with the Soda ash solution. Honey and finger millet flour were applied daily for three days. There was rapid healing of the lesions with the animals resuming feeding after three days. The fast healing of the lesions vindicates the use of these cheap, locally available and easy to apply products in the management of FMD lesions.
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Community Practices
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Amtarambhai Abhubhai Thakor from the Gandhinagar district of Gujarat uses a fumigated discarded outer covering of the horses hoof to cure Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in animals.
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Practice ID
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KNW0010000001237
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Annotation ID
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GIAN/GAVL/1699
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Reference
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HBN database
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Disease
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FMD
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Disease Description
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Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids.[1][2] The virus causes a high fever lasting two to six days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and on the feet that may rupture and cause lameness.
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Management Practices
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Mass vaccination of animals twice a year
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