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BANGKOK (Xinhua): Thailand s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday (Dec 13) said it has raised alarm across the province as more than 20 cats had died from cat flu.
Residents of a village in Nakhon Ratchasima s Kham Sakaesaeng district, told the media that they have discovered more than 20 cat deaths and many more sick cats.
Meanwhile Nakhon Ratchasima s provincial administration had dispatched veterinarians to the village to inspect the cause of the cat deaths.
Local media reported that villagers expressed concern that the felines may be infected by a deadly disease which previously almost wiped out the cat population in their community.
Cats in Thailand dying of respiratory disease, reports say
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Authorities in northeastern Thailand have sent veterinarians to villages after the death of more than 20 cats. File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 14 (UPI) Cats are dying from a deadly flu in northeastern Thailand, but local authorities say the disease cannot be transmitted to humans.
The provincial administration of Nakhon Rachasima said veterinarians are being sent to villages where more than 20 cats have died from cat flu, or feline respiratory disease, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Monday.
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Reports of the disease could be raising concern among residents of a village in Kham Sakaesaeng district, according to Thai PBS World. Previous outbreaks nearly wiped out the local cat population, residents say.