BVDV is more commonly known in Cambodia by its Khmer name, which translates to “watery disease”.
Ket Saroeun, the head of the Kratie provincial Veterinary Office, told The Post on March 3 that after reports of a series of cattle deaths were received from the people living in Sambor district’s Kampong Cham commune, he urged the village veterinary agency to investigate and assist with saving the remaining cattle.
“After testing was done by our veterinary agency it was determined that the cattle had died of foot-and-mouth disease and [BVDV],” he said.
According to Saroeun, foot-and-mouth disease and [BVDV] may cause cattle to die when no treatment is provided or the cattle are malnourished. He said the best way to prevent either illness was vaccination.
Cattle in Kampong Chhnang and Kratie have been dying from disease over the past two weeks and livestock officials have now confirmed that the deaths were caused by both foot-and-mouth disease and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV).