Canine Influenza

runarabbit Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:52 am

I didn't realize there was so many different strains of influenza: http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=702239

H3N8—

* Isolated from racing greyhounds (2004)
* Related to equine influenza virus (EIV H3N8)
* Dog-to-dog transmission involved
* Isolated from companion dogs in Florida, New York City, and Denver
* Transmission among dogs in group housing situations
* Not highly contagious (low amounts of virus shed and no carrier state)

H5N1—

* Capable of infecting felines
* Infection result of consuming infected poultry
* Canine case reported in Thailand (2004)
* No evidence of contact transmission
* Considered "dead-end" infections with "no significance for the health of the canine population"

H3N2 —

* Isolated in South Korean dogs (2007)
* Capable of increased virus shedding (as compared with CIV) in experimentally infected dogs
* Possible dog-to-dog transmission
* Has not infected any dogs outside of South Korea

H1N1—

* Two undocumented reports of canine infection
* Not circulating in the canine population
* Infections possibly due to contact with infected owners

gmdoxies Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:36 pm

I vac my dogs for it .not full proof .it is in the ring as of last month a friend came back from in.2 dogs were sick.i had 2 dogs 2 years ago came done with it poor dogs my vet put them on shredded cheese and beyers vanila ice cream for a week boy did it help.

Admin Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:25 pm

Thanks Gina for the heads up on that. I will have to order it now before I put any in the ring!!

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