Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Can dogs catch and spread avian flu H5N8 virus?
By Yuk, Seong-Su et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary science·2017·College of Veterinary Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Experimental infection of dogs with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N8).
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Plain-English summary
A dog on a farm with chickens tested positive for the H5N8 strain of avian influenza, which raised concerns about the virus spreading to dogs. Researchers then infected other dogs with the virus to see how it might adapt and spread. While the dogs showed no severe symptoms, the virus was detected in their nasal swabs, indicating some level of infection. This suggests that farm dogs should be monitored for avian influenza, as they can come into contact with the virus.
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Abstract
During the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 virus outbreak in Korea, a dog in layer farm contaminated by H5N8 was reported seropositive for HPAI H5N8. To investigate the possibility of adaptation and transmission of HPAI H5N8 to dogs, we experimentally inoculated dogs with H5N8. Viral genes were weakly detected in nasal swabs and seroconversions in inoculated and contact dogs. Although the H5N8 virus did not induced severe clinical signs to dogs, the results suggest that surveillance of farm dogs should continue as a species in which the avian influenza virus may acquire infectivity to mammals through frequent contact with the virus.
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