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Published Date: 2017-05-28 12:36:28
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Canine influenza - USA (02): (FL)
Archive Number: 20170528.5067007
CANINE INFLUENZA - USA (02): (FLORIDA)
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Date: Fri 26 May 2017 4:51 PM
Source: WFTV [edited]
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/dog-flu-concerns-increase-in-central-florida/526984059


Veterinarians across Central Florida are warning dog owners to get their pets vaccinated because of a spike in influenza.

The dog flu spreads quickly and veterinarians told Channel 9's Jeff Deal that if owners go to someplace like a dog kennel or dog park, they recommend the vaccine.

[AJ] takes her 8-month-old dog, to the dog park every day. "She's got a whole crew she likes to hang with," AJ said. She said the dogs share everything, but she hopes the flu isn't one of them. "I'd never heard of the doggie flu. I'm a medical student. I'm pretty familiar with the human flu, but not the dog flu," she said.

Underhill Animal Hospital recommends most dog owners vaccinate against it. "If they board here, we require the influenza vaccine," said Dr Jill Rymut-Andrade, with Underhill Animal Hospital.

Rymut-Andrade said the canine flu first became a problem in northern states, but it's starting to show up in Florida.

Dogs can be sick up to 4 days before signs like fever, sniffing and coughing.

Rymut-Andrade said even cats are getting the virus.

The vet said if the flu is left untreated, fewer than 10 percent of dogs will die from it. The flu makes them very miserable, just like when people get the flu.

[Byline: Jeff Deal]

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This can be a serious disease that spreads easily between dogs. Owners should be extremely cautious of taking dogs to dog parks and other canine social events, when boarding, or even going to the groomers. Also as the outbreak seems to be just beginning, there is no information on which of the 2 types of canine influenza (CI) this is.

"CI, or dog flu, is a highly contagious respiratory infection of dogs that is caused by an influenza A virus. In the US, CI has been caused by 2 influenza strains. The 1st strain reported in the United States, beginning in 2004, was an H3N8 influenza A virus. This strain is closely related to the virus that causes equine influenza, and it is thought that the equine influenza virus mutated to produce the canine strain. In 2015, an outbreak that started in Chicago was caused by a separate CI virus, H3N2. The strain causing the 2015 outbreak was almost genetically identical to an H3N2 strain previously reported only in Asia -- specifically, Korea, China, and Thailand. In Asia, this H3N2 strain is believed to have resulted from the direct transfer of an avian influenza virus -- possibly from among viruses circulating in live bird markets -- to dogs. Since March 2015, thousands of dogs have been confirmed positive for H3N2 CI across the US." (https://www.avma.org/KB/Resources/FAQs/Pages/Control-of-Canine-Influenza-in-Dogs.aspx)

More information regarding canine influenza or dog flu can be found in the moderator's comments in ProMED-mail post 20170210.4829179. - Mod.TG]

See Also

Influenza, canine - USA: (IL) 20170210.4829179
2016
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Influenza, canine - USA (04): (IL) 20160519.4233253
Influenza, canine - USA (03): (IL) 20160511.4216339
Influenza, canine - USA (02): (IN) H3N2 20160319.4106438
Influenza, canine - USA: (WA,MT) 20160115.3936848
2015
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Undiagnosed illness, canine - Canada (ON): canine influenza susp. 20151028.3750004
Influenza, canine - USA (13): (OH) H3N2 20150725.3534949
Influenza, canine - USA (12): (NC) H3N2 20150723.3529872
Influenza, canine - USA (11): (MN) H3N2 20150620.3452029
Influenza, canine - USA (10): (SD) H3N2 20150604.3408829
Influenza, canine - USA (09): (MA) multistate, H3N2 20150524.3382637
Influenza, canine - USA (08): (GA) H3N2 susp. RFI 20150517.3368463
Influenza, canine - USA (07): (TX) H3N2 alert 20150516.3364031
Influenza, canine - USA (06): (IA) H3N2 20150430.3332453
Influenza, canine - USA (05): H3N2, possible entry method 20150420.3308583
Influenza, canine - USA (04): (Midwest) H3N2 20150418.3305718
Influenza, canine - USA (03): (IL) new strain H3N2 20150413.3293591
Influenza, canine - USA (02): (IL) 20150407.3280113
Influenza, canine - USA: (IL) 20150401.3269290
2014
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Influenza, canine - USA (03): (NYC) 20140903.2744239
Influenza, canine - USA (02): (PA) 20140819.2702049
Influenza, canine - USA: (MA) 20140512.2467267
2013
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Influenza, canine - USA (03): (MD) 20130830.1914244
Influenza, canine - USA (02): (MD) 20130825.1900398
Influenza, canine - USA (NH) 20130325.1601563
2012
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Influenza, canine - USA (02): (PA) 20120901.1276129
Influenza, canine - USA: (CA) 20120714.1202100
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