Hundreds of Saudi camels die from mystery ailment
RIYADH, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Hundreds of camels have died in Saudi Arabia this week from a mystery ailment.On second thought, perhaps the feed came from China
The Agriculture Ministry has said 232 camels died in the space of four days in the Dawasir Valley, 400 km (250 miles) south of Riyadh. King Abdullah has promised compensation for owners, who say the real number of deaths is far higher.
Agriculture ministry officials have denied an infectious disease caused the deaths and blamed them on animal feed supplied by food storage authorities.
"The disease has to be limited to one place to prevent it spreading and then they have to find a serum," said camel breeder Hamad al-Harthy, who talked of hundreds of deaths.
"They need to bring in help from abroad to find a solution," said trader Turki Abdelaziz.
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