Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Mystery Pig Deaths Spread Through Three Provinces

Animal health authorities are trying to learn what has killed nearly 200 pigs in three separate provinces. (Photo: AP)

Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Monday, 02 August 2010


“On Saturday, we started the blood tests on seven pigs.”
Animal health authorities are trying to learn what has killed nearly 200 pigs in three separate provinces.

An unknown number of pigs have died in the provinces of Battambang and Kampong Cham, while nearly 150 have perished in the southern province of Kampot.

Health officials said the disease appears to be bacterial, making an outbreak of H1N1, sometimes called swine flu, unlikely.
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