Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 20 -- * Equine disease death at Race Course on Dec. 17

* Govt. declares 2-km radius around Mysore Race Club and nearby Mysuru Zoo as 'Notified Area'

* Zoo enclosures sanitised as safety measure

Following the detection of Glanders - a contagious and serious zoonotic equine disease - in a horse at the Mysore Race Club Ltd (MRC), which led to its death on Dec. 17 and the subsequent suspension of all racing activities, a high alert has been sounded at the Mysuru Zoo, located adjacent to the MRC campus.

All precautionary measures have been intensified, particularly at enclosures housing zebras and other equine species, as well as giraffes. The Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) has asked all nine Zoos in the State to be o...