«Using a rapid assay that detects a target in the gene that encodes the neuraminidase protein on the surface of the virus, we have confirmed the subtype to be N2,» says Kathy Toohey - Kurth, clinical professor and
virology section head at the diagnostic lab.
Newbury, in collaboration with Kathy Toohey - Kurth,
virology section head at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, recently tested multiple cats at an animal shelter in Northwest Indiana and found them positive for the H3N2 canine influenza virus.