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Article: Experimental infection and natural contact exposure of dogs with avian influenza Virus (H5N1).(DISPATCHES)
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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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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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus (H5N1) has spread across Asia, Europe, and Africa. Transmission of the virus to felids has been repeatedly reported (1-4). Investigations also indicate virus transmission to dogs. A fatal infection was documented in Thailand (5, 6). In central Thailand, seroprevalence of [approximately equal to] 25% among 629 village dogs was reported ...