India, Sept. 21 -- As many as 267 mithuns have died of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in Arunachal Pradesh's Dibang Valley district over the past two months, with 1,402 animals affected by the outbreak, officials said on Monday.

The disease has so far been reported in 21 villages, prompting veterinary authorities to step up treatment, surveillance and preventive measures.

District Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Officer Dr Dammo Riba said the disease was first reported in the district in the last week of July.

Following reports of mithun deaths, veterinary teams were deployed with medicines and sample-collection kits, while a subject-expert team from the Centre visited the affected areas.

Laboratory tests conducted by the National Insti...