Dogs are normally resistant to most flu strains. Since about 2000, a new strain of dog flu has been spreading in America, and there's no vaccine to prevent it. To limit exposure to the flu, some dog owners are avoiding public places like dog shows and parks. Since the flu can spread where groups of dogs are housed, some dog owners are nervous about the practice of putting their pets in kennels. According to Edward Dubovil, director of the animal virology lab at Cornell University, 100\% of dogs appear to be susceptible to infection by this new flu strain. It is estimated that 1-5\% of infected dogs are dying from this flu strain. The symptoms of dog flu are akin to those of kennel cough , a more common and less serious illness. At this time, the new dog flu virus strain does not seem to be a danger for humans. However, humans will be monitored for signs of infection by new genetic variants of the dog flu. Due to the close physical association between pet dogs and humans, a flu strain that could jump from dogs to humans would be of great concern. Recently evolved virus strains that jump from one species to another are often particularly lethal because the newly infected species may have little or no immunity to the new virus strain.
Dogs are normally resistant to most flu strains. Since about 2000, a new of dog flu has been spreading in America, and there's no to prevent it. To limit exposure to the flu, some dog owners are avoiding public places like dog shows and parks. Since the flu can spread where groups of dogs are housed, some dog owners are nervous about the practice of putting their pets in kennels. According to Edward Dubovil, director of the animal lab at Cornell University, 100\% of dogs appear to be susceptible to infection by this new flu strain. It is estimated that 1-5\% of infected dogs are dying from this flu strain. The symptoms of dog flu are akin to those of , a more common and less serious illness. At this time, the new dog flu virus strain does not seem to be a danger for humans. However, humans will be monitored for signs of infection by new genetic variants of the dog flu. Due to the close physical association between pet dogs and humans, a flu strain that could jump from dogs to humans would be of great concern. Recently evolved virus strains that jump from one species to another are often particularly lethal because the newly infected species may have little or no to the new virus strain.
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