Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dogs dying from African horsesickness after eating horse meat
By Van Rensberg, I B et al.·Published in Journal of the South African Veterinary Association·1981·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: An outbreak of African horsesickness in dogs.
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs died after eating raw meat from a horse that had African horsesickness, a serious viral disease. The dogs showed breathing problems as their main symptom, and post-mortem examinations revealed fluid in the chest and lung congestion. The virus was identified in two of the dogs. Unfortunately, there were no successful treatments reported for these cases, highlighting the dangers of feeding pets raw meat from infected animals.
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Abstract
Several dogs died from African horsesickness which was contracted by the consumption of uncooked meat from the carcase of a horse that had died from the disease. Respiratory embarrassment was the main clinical sign, while marked hydrothorax and pulmonary congestion and oedema were the major post mortem findings. Serotype 6 horsesickness virus was isolated from 2 of these dogs.
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