Tests Confirm Cause of Buffalo Deaths

Laboratory Tests Confirm Cause of Buffalo Deaths in Anuradhapura

by Staff Writer 10-11-2026 | 9:23 AM

COLOMBO (News1st); Investigations have revealed that the recent buffalo deaths in the Anuradhapura district were caused by a pathogen.

Dr. Mohan Hagodaarachchi, Provincial Director of Animal Production and Health, stated that diagnostic tests conducted at the Veterinary Research Institute in Gannoruwa confirmed the deaths were caused by the bacterium Clostridium chauvoei .

Cases of infected buffaloes have been reported from the Medawachchiya, Kebithigollewa, Rambewa, and Mihintale veterinary divisions.