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Contagious Disease and Your Dog
Strategies for Staying Healthy
By Catherine Sullivan

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n April 2015, an outbreak of canine
influenza infected over 1,000 dogs in the
Chicago area and throughout the Upper Midwest. While the virus was first
believed to be the H3N8 strain, which
has been circulating in the U.S. since
2004, further testing demonstrated the
Chicago outbreak to be closely related to
H3N2, a strain which has affected South
Korean and Chinese canines since first it
was identified in 2006. And while most
dogs appear to recover from canine influenza in two to three weeks, up to 10
percent of dogs suffer fatal illness-primarily from complications such as pneumonia. Currently, there is no evidence
canine influenza has been transmitted to
humans. However the H3N2 variant can
spread to cats, and has infected felines in
the U.S. And while vaccines are available
for both strains for canines, no vaccine
is presently available for felines for either
strain of canine influenza.
Symptoms of canine flu include two clinical syndromes, including a more mild
manifestation of symptoms, which may
include a cough and nasal discharge.
Dogs affected by the severe form typically develop a high fever and may get
pneumonia. Affected cats may also exhibit upper-respiratory symptoms. If

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your pet demonstrates any sign of illness,
head to the vet immediately.
The clear response is to vaccinate our
dogs. This is particularly true for influenza, as nearly all dogs exposed to
canine influenza will become infected,
with four-fifths becoming symptomatic.
Performance dogs have high exposure to
other animals, and even the most diligent
owner may bring an apparently asymptomatic dog to a training facility or trial
without realizing he or she is ill-and capable of transmitting the virus.
No vaccine is perfect, and some do not
confer full immunity; that is, as with the
human flu vaccine, it is still possible for
your dog to contract illnesses for which
he has been vaccinated against. However,
should your dog contract canine influenza, if he is current on and vaccinated
against the strain he contracts, it is quite
likely the duration and severity of his illness will be lessened.
Yet one of the most pressing questions in
medicine is why some animals do not become sick while others do; and why some
animals recover fully from illness, and
others, tragically, do not. And for canine
influenza, at least part of the puzzle may
consist of co-occurring infections.

Richard Ford, DVM, is an emeritus professor at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
"Bordetella is the great enhancer. Dogs
suffering from co-infections are a much
greater issue than was previously realized. Immunizing dogs against Bordetella is of value, as if your dog contracts
influenza, for example, her disease may
be much milder if there is no opportunity for co-infection."
Indeed, part of the importance of vaccinating our dogs is to reduce the risk of
co-infections. A spectrum of viruses exist which agility dogs are at risk for and
for which no vaccine exists, including
canine pneumovirus and canine respiratory coronavirus.
So which vaccines should your dog receive?
There are contraindications for vaccination, including dogs with compromised
immune systems or who are severely ill,
and the decision as to whether and what
your dog should be vaccinated for should
be made in consultation with your vet.
All dogs healthy enough to be vaccinated
should receive "core vaccines," which
usually consists of a distemper/parvovirus combo and rabies. Based on the risk
profile of a particular dog, a dog may
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