Canine Influenza Continues to Spread
Influenza updates: Dogs in several more states infected with H3N2 canine influenza
Canine influenza continues to crop up in cities and towns scattered across the U.S.. Scientists at Cornell's Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC), Idexx Reference Laboratories, and several veterinary diagnostic laboratories across the country have pooled their data and updated H3N2 surveillance maps.
The map reflects the growing numbers of positive H3N2 cases [original article has been deleted] that have been reported in the Atlanta area. Cases have now been detected in dogs from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, California, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, Idaho, South Dakota, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Alabama, South Carolina, Maryland, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and in North Carolina, where numerous cases have been diagnosed in the Asheville and Winston-Salem areas.
Additional resources
DOWNLOAD: Canine Influenza Infographic
June 2, 2015 Influenza updates: Cornell's Animal Health Diagnostic Center publishes H3N2 map
Influenza Updates: Baker studying H3N2 influenza
H3N2 influenza: how to protect your dog
New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center's page on canine influenza
AVMA's FAQs on canine influenza
AVMA's canine influenza pet owner's guide
Scientists at the AHDC and at the Baker Institute are working to understand more about the virus responsible, investigating how the canine immune system reacts to the virus, and working with other institutions to create models of how the virus passes from dog to dog.