“Virtually every dog that’s not vaccinated that comes into contact with a dog with canine influenza will become infected by the virus.'
, animal care professionals across the region are warning pet owners about recent canine influenza outbreaks.
Dr. Stephen Cole, a veterinary clinical biologist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, said H3N1, the current prevalent strain of the virus, first appeared in the United States in 2015. Since then, he said, “there have been reports of it throughout the country.” “What I can tell you is that in the seven years I’ve been working here, I had never seen a single case,” Cole said. “And now we’ve had about a dozen confirmed cases through the hospital.”
“The vaccines are great, it’s the first step preventative measures to contracting it.” Wicks said. “It’s not [always] going to keep you from getting the flu, but it might make your symptoms a little bit better, a little bit easier to deal with. So vaccination is obviously the key, as well as keeping your pets, especially during an outbreak, away from places where there’s a lot of animals that you don’t know like dog parks, boarding facilities, things like that.
Much like humans, many dogs will recover from influenza. Those at high risk are those who are old, young, or have other underlying health conditions.
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