{"id":132411,"date":"2026-11-10T15:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T10:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=132411"},"modified":"2026-11-10T17:56:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T12:26:06","slug":"exercise-vajra-sat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/exercise-vajra-sat\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise VAJRA-SAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Exercise VAJRA-SAT Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) organised Exercise \u2018VAJRA-SAT\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Exercise VAJRA-SAT\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the national <\/span><b>tabletop exercise on Foot-and-Mouth Disease<\/b> <b>(FMD) serotype SAT-1.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FMD serotype SAT-1 has <\/span><b>not been reported in India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In view of its geographical spread <\/span><b>beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Africa<\/a> to parts of West Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the exercise was undertaken as a proactive preparedness initiative to safeguard livestock health, farmers&#8217; livelihoods and the livestock economy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Theme:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was held under the <\/span><b>theme \u201cDetect Early, Confirm Fast, Contain Together,\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Participants:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It brought together <\/span><b>83 participants from 25 States, three Union Territories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and key national institutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Organised by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), in coordination with the <\/span><b>Indian Council of Agricultural Research\u2013National Institute of Veterinary<\/b> <b>Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICAR-NIVEDI<strong>)<\/strong>, Bengaluru.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Foot-and-Mouth Disease<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>highly contagious viral infection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that affects <\/span><b>cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Cause:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is caused by an <\/span><b>Aphthovirus of the family Picornaviridae.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Symptoms<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is characterised by <\/span><b>fever and blister-like sores<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the tongue and lips, in the mouth, on the teats and between the hooves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disease causes severe production losses,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disease <\/span><b>is rarely fatal in adult animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but there is often <\/span><b>high mortality in young animals due to myocarditis.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intensively reared animals are more susceptible to the disease than traditional breeds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transmission:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is transmitted through<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Infected animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> newly introduced into a herd (carrying virus in their saliva, milk, semen, etc.);\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Contaminated pens\/buildings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or contaminated animal transport vehicles;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Contaminated materials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as hay, feed, water, milk or biologics;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Contaminated clothing,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> footwear, or equipment;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Virus-infected meat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or other contaminated animal products<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vaccination is the only effective preventive measure against FMD.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2333487&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise VAJRA-SAT is the national tabletop exercise on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) serotype SAT-1. 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