Killer dog disease returns to Sandringham (The Telegraph, September 18 2011)

[Giuseppe]

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Killer dog disease returns to Sandringham


A mystery seasonal illness that can kill dogs has returned to the Queen's estate at Sandringham.


4:39PM BST 18 Sep 2011

Eleven dogs have fallen ill in the past two weeks within hours of being walked in woods on the Norfolk estate, which are open to the public.
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[Emily]

Re: Killer dog disease returns to Sandringham (The Telegraph, September 18 2011)

http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/health/search_goes_on_for_the_cause_of_canine_illness_1_3164873

Friday 21 October 2011
Search goes on for the cause of canine illness

Published on Thursday 20 October 2011 06:34
SCIENTISTS investigating the cause of a mysterious dog illness are now widening their search to animal matter and soil.

Botanists working with the Animal Health Trust say plants are an unlikely cause of seasonal canine illness after scouring woodland at Sandringham.

The trust has received reports of 37 dogs being affected by the illness and five deaths after visiting after visiting Sandringham in September.

There were 35 reported cases at Sandringham in 2010.

Dogs, ranging from puppies to elderly animals, have suffered from vomiting, diarrhoea or excessively fatigue....

 

[Emily]

Re: Killer dog disease returns to Sandringham (The Telegraph, September 18 2011)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8937568/Mystery-dog-illness-on-Queens-Sandringham-Estate-unlikely-to-be-caused-by-plants.html

Mystery dog illness on Queen's Sandringham Estate unlikely to be caused by plants

By Daily Telegraph Reporter

11:01AM GMT 06 Dec 2011

Researchers investigating the outbreak of so-called Seasonal Canine Illness (SCI) say there is no sign that green algae, non-native plants or fungi are behind the deaths....

Not 100% ruled out, though.

 

[Emily]

Re: Killer dog disease returns to Sandringham (The Telegraph, September 18 2011)

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Mystery-Sherwood-Forest-dog-deaths-solved/story-15516756-detail/story.html

Mystery of Sherwood Forest dog deaths still not solved

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

MORE research is required into a mystery illness affecting dogs in Notts woodlands, according to the county council.

Experts from the University of Nottingham are looking into the causes of Seasonal Canine Illness (SCI) in the hope of discovering a vaccine...

 

[Emily]

Re: Killer dog disease returns to Sandringham (The Telegraph, September 18 2011)

http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/latest-news/sandringham-investigations-continue-into-mystery-dog-illness-1-4311141

Tuesday 2 October 2012

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SANDRINGHAM: Investigations continue into mystery dog illness


Published on Friday 28 September 2012 10:30

SPECIALIST vets will again be visiting Sandringham after nine dogs have been struck down with a mysterious illness.
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Now a key theory being investigated by the team is whether harvest mites are behind the problems...

 

[Emily]

Re: Killer dog disease returns to Sandringham (The Telegraph, September 18 2011)

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Mystery-illness-prompts-calls-tougher-action/story-17084836-detail/story.html

Mystery illness prompts calls for tougher action
Monday, October 15, 2012
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Now one woman says it is time for the authorities to stop people walking dogs in Notts woodland until the cause is found. Chloe Stark, 22, of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, spoke after her Jack Russell crosses Alfie and Lunar, and chihuahua Roma, all fell seriously ill after a walk in Sherwood Pines, near Clipstone, on September 30.

Within 48 hours of the trip all three were vomiting and only recovered after being admitted to the vets and given antibiotics...

 

[Emily]

Re: Killer dog disease returns to Sandringham (The Telegraph, September 18 2011)

http://www.smallholder.co.uk/news/10001374.Media_exposure_helps_pinpoint_mystery_dog_illness/

Media exposure helps pinpoint mystery dog illness

12:05pm Tuesday 23rd October 2012 in News

The Kennel Club has welcomed the awareness raised about work being done to combat Seasonal Canine Illness, funded by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust, on this week?s Countryfile on the BBC.

The item explored the research being undertaken by the Animal Health Trust, with funding from the Kennel Club Charitable Trust, into Seasonal Canine Illness (SCI), which claimed the lives of several dogs during autumn 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The continuing investigation into the mystery illness aims to find the causes of the illness, which usually comes on within 24 to 72 hours of dogs walking in woodland in autumn, causes vomiting, diarrhoea and lethargy. These clinical signs are common and non-specific, but it is their onset within only a few hours of dogs walking in woodlands that is distinctive...

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[Emily]

Re: Killer dog disease returns to Sandringham (The Telegraph, September 18 2011)

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Thirty-cases-fatal-dog-illness-reported/story-17790892-detail/story.html

Thirty cases of fatal dog illness reported
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Tuesday, January 08, 2013
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A survey suggests at least 31 dogs were affected in Notts - 17 at Clumber Park and 14 in Sherwood Forest - up until the middle of October, more than double the previous autumn's total of 12. Several dogs have died of the illness since it was discovered...

 

[Emily]

Re: Killer dog disease returns to Sandringham (The Telegraph, September 18 2011)

http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local/latest-local-news/eight-dogs-struck-down-by-mystery-illness-at-royal-sandringham-estate-1-5575242

Eight dogs struck down by mystery illness at Royal Sandringham estate
Gino and Luggi who are recovering from seasonal canine illness after a walk at Sandringham

Gino and Luggi who are recovering from seasonal canine illness after a walk at Sandringham

Published on the 11 October 2013 11:00

A pet owner has spoken of his anguish after his dogs contracted seasonal canine illness after a walk in the woods.

Sandringham isn't the only woodland area with outbreaks. This is the Animal Health Trust's information page:

http://www.aht.org.uk/cms-display/sci_doginvestigation.html

 

[Emily]

Re: Killer dog disease returns to Sandringham (The Telegraph, September 18 2011)

http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/east_anglia_worst_year_on_record_for_mystery_dog_disease_1_2932066

East Anglia: Worst year on record for mystery dog disease
Andrew Hirst Saturday, October 26, 2013
12:04 PM

Vets are warning of East Anglia?s worst year on record for a mysterious and deadly dog disease.

One surgery recorded more cases of seasonal canine illness (SCI) in a week than in the two previous years combined.
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?My advice would be to avoid all woodland until the end of November.? ...