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Flu-like viruses break out in Hillsborough County Animal Services
7:36 PM, Nov 4, 2013
Danica Lawrence
Hillsborough County, Florida-- Dogs will not be allowed in or out of the Hillsborough County Animal Shelter for the next couple weeks.
Two new flu-like viruses are infecting several of the dogs inside.
In a News conference this afternoon, the shelter's director, Ian Hallet announced the flu-like virus outbreak. He said some of his staff recently attended the National Maddie's Fund Sheltering Conference and learned more about upper respiratory infections.
According to Hallet, the staff learned Cornell University does special testing for two flu-like viruses- coronavirus and pneumovirus- viruses that currently do not have vaccines.
Hallet said they took 11 samples from dogs that showed flu-like symptoms- sneezing, coughing, runny nose- and sent them to Cornell University. They came back with 4-5 positive results. Some dogs had one virus; some had the other...
Flu-like viruses break out in Hillsborough County Animal Services
7:36 PM, Nov 4, 2013
Danica Lawrence
Hillsborough County, Florida-- Dogs will not be allowed in or out of the Hillsborough County Animal Shelter for the next couple weeks.
Two new flu-like viruses are infecting several of the dogs inside.
In a News conference this afternoon, the shelter's director, Ian Hallet announced the flu-like virus outbreak. He said some of his staff recently attended the National Maddie's Fund Sheltering Conference and learned more about upper respiratory infections.
According to Hallet, the staff learned Cornell University does special testing for two flu-like viruses- coronavirus and pneumovirus- viruses that currently do not have vaccines.
Hallet said they took 11 samples from dogs that showed flu-like symptoms- sneezing, coughing, runny nose- and sent them to Cornell University. They came back with 4-5 positive results. Some dogs had one virus; some had the other...