Cambodia - 11,000 chickens died, cause unknown

[Gert van der Hoek]

About 11,000 chickens found dead in Kampong Thom


Tue, 26 January 2016

Thousands of dead chickens in Kampong Thom’s Stung Sen town have been found dumped in a local canal, said animal health officials, who are preliminarily ruling out avian flu as a cause of death.

Tan Meng Chhang, chief of the animal health department in Stung Sen, said officials found more than 11,000 chickens that had died over the past 10 days and been left in the canal, raising concerns among farmers downstream that their own flocks could be affected.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Thousands of Birds Die of Mystery Disease in Kampong Thom

Khmer Times/Chea Takihiro and Jonathan Cox
Monday, 25 January 2016


Thousands of chickens belonging to CP Cambodia Co. Ltd. have died after an outbreak of a mysterious disease in Kampong Thom’s Stueng Saen district. Government officials said they do not know yet whether any of the deaths were caused by the H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu. So far, no humans have been infected.

The outbreak has lasted since last week, with estimates of the number of birds killed ranging from 5,000 to 15,000. CP Cambodia said yesterday that they plan to cull the remaining 500 chickens living on the ground zero farm today.

Kimny Chour, the deputy chief of the Veterinary Office at Kampong Thom’s Department of Agriculture, said that analysts do not yet know what killed the birds, and that there is still no sign that it was bird flu.

“We have received no confirmation yet that the animals had bird flu,” said Ly Sovann, spokesman for the Ministry of Health. “No suspected cases have been found among humans.”

 

[Pathfinder]

Chicken Farm, Canal Sprayed After Thousands of Birds Die

BY KHY SOVUTHY | JANUARY 28, 2016

Authorities in Kompong Thom province said on Wednesday that they had over the past three days sprayed a chemical disinfectant at the Stung Seng City farm?where as many as 12,000 chickens died in recent weeks?and the nearby canal where the carcases were dumped, but said they still don?t know what killed them.

The farm is owned by three Cam?bodians but is managed by and supplies Thai agro-industry giant Charoen Pokphand (CP).

?We sprayed the chemical to kill the disease at the chicken farm and along the canal where the chick?ens were dumped,? said Tann Meng?chhang, who heads the Ag?riculture Ministry?s animal health office in Stung Sen City. ?To?mor?row, we will take two ducks and two chickens to drink the water in the canal to test it.?

He said a sample from the carcases has been sent to the animal health department in Phnom Penh. According to Mr. Meng?chhang, CP has sent its own samples for testing in both Phnom Penh and Thailand but will not share the findings.

A representative for CP de?clined to comment on Wednesday.
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