Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Experimental infection and natural contact exposure of dogs with avian influenza virus (H5N1).
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Giese, Matthias et al.
- Affiliation:
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut · Germany
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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