A village in western U?ak province has been quarantined over fears of an epidemic after dozens of animals died due to an unknown cause.
The sudden deaths of about 80 sheep and numerous wild animals in the village of ?nay in less than one month prompted officials to quarantine the village for fear of an outbreak of an epidemic. Officials from the Provincial Department of Agriculture said the reason behind the animals’ deaths could be poisoning, whereas villagers asserted that their animals died of cyanide used in gold prospecting activities near their village.
Ulubey Deputy Governor Mahmut Nedim Tuncer said: “We banned the entry and exit of animals. We sent samples taken from dead animals to the Bornova Research and Control Institute in ?zmir. The initial results of analyses conducted on samples point to intestinal infection caused by poisoning as the reason behind the animals’ deaths.”
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