Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog respiratory illness from horse flu virus in Australia 2007
By Kirkland, Peter D et al.·Published in Emerging infectious diseases·2010·Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Influenza virus transmission from horses to dogs, Australia.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
During the 2007 equine influenza outbreak in Australia, dogs that were in close contact with infected horses developed respiratory problems. Tests confirmed that these dogs were infected with the same strain of the influenza virus (H3N8) as the horses. However, there was no evidence that the virus spread from dog to dog or that it lingered in the dogs after the initial infection. This suggests that while dogs can catch influenza from horses, they are not likely to pass it on to other dogs.
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Abstract
During the 2007 equine influenza outbreak in Australia, respiratory disease in dogs in close contact with infected horses was noted; influenza (H3N8) virus infection was confirmed. Nucleotide sequence of the virus from dogs was identical to that from horses. No evidence of dog-to-dog transmission or virus persistence in dogs was found.
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