 Dogs Diagnosed With Swine Flu |
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 1st Dec 2009 - 07:59 AM
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www.swayd.com.au Posts: 24,949 Joined: 9/9/2006 Member No.: 12,373 From: whelpingsupplies.com.au State: VIC  |
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26418749-401,00.html
TWO dogs in Beijing have tested positive for swine flu in the second case of animals catching the disease in China along with pigs in the northeast. The A(H1N1) virus detected in the dogs is 99 per cent identical to the one circulating in humans, the state-run Beijing Times reported today, quoting China's agriculture ministry. The news comes 10 days after four pigs in China's Heilongjiang province were diagnosed with the virus, which specialists said might have been caught from humans, the report said. Countries including the US, Canada and Chile have already reported cases of animals being infected with the A(H1N1) virus. A cat in the US state of Iowa was diagnosed with swine flu at the beginning of the month in the first known case in the world of the new pandemic strain spreading to the feline population. The World Health Organisation has called for closer monitoring of farm workers and animals for influenza A viruses following the reported cases. Citing an official at the Beijing municipal agriculture bureau, the report said the dogs probably contracted the virus from human sufferers who were in close contact with the canines. "Dogs can infect nearby dogs after they catch A(H1N1) flu," the unidentified official was quoted as saying. The agriculture ministry and the Beijing agriculture bureau were not immediately available for comment. |
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1st Dec 2009 - 09:17 AM
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That sound you can hear is my eyes rolling. Posts: 1,472 Joined: 2/1/2004 Member No.: 1,835 From: Central Victoria State: VIC |
There have been three cases of cats being reported infected by their owners with swine flu:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/chi-f...0,7440266.story |
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1st Dec 2009 - 09:55 AM
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*sigh* Posts: 21,060 Joined: 8/9/2004 Member No.: 3,413 State: NSW |
I guess this was one of the problems they intially linnked to this flu wasn;t it? The fact that it would continue to mutate and change. Cats, dogs, pigs and humans. Ther's a good chance it will keep changing and the second and third rounds of this flu may become a little more scary afterall.
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1st Dec 2009 - 07:45 PM
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Forum Regular Posts: 414 Joined: 10/12/2008 Member No.: 26,962 |
Thanks for the link, SwaY. I hope that this doesn't add to the fear of pets for the community.
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