Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dogs exposed to avian flu virus H5N1 show fever but no fatal disease
By Giese, Matthias et al.·Published in Emerging infectious diseases·2008·Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Experimental infection and natural contact exposure of dogs with avian influenza virus (H5N1).
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs was exposed to the avian influenza virus (H5N1) to see if they could catch it from infected cats. The dogs showed signs of illness, including higher body temperatures and the presence of the virus in their throat swabs, but they did not become seriously ill or die. This suggests that while dogs can be infected with this virus, they are not likely to spread it to each other or to other species.
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Abstract
Experiments that exposed influenza virus (H5N1)-infected cats to susceptible dogs did not result in intraspecies or interspecies transmission. Infected dogs showed increased body temperatures, viral RNA in pharyngeal swabs, and seroconversion but not fatal disease.
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