Crawford, P. C., Edward J. Dubovi, William L. Castleman, Iain Stephenson, E. P. J. Gibbs, Limei Chen, Catherine Smith, et al. «Transmission
of Equine Influenza Virus to Dogs.»
This virus, belonging to the influenza A family, is a mutated strain
of an equine influenza virus that has been detected in horses for more than 40 years.
A full report on the group's findings, titled «Transmission
of equine influenza virus to dogs,» was posted online in the Sept. 26 issue of Science Express Reports, a part of Science magazine.
Dog influenza virus is actually mutated form an existing H3N8 strain
of Equine Influenza Virus; which was discovered 40 years ago.
* Cornell University, Test Summary for Canine Influenza Virus in Dogs not Affiliated with Greyhound Racetracks, 2009; Crawford, et al., Transmission
of Equine Influenza Virus to Dogs, P.C., 2005.
Not exact matches
GAINESVILLE — Eight Jacksonville racing greyhounds were killed by an
equine influenza virus that jumped the species barrier from horses to dogs, University
of Florida researchers announced Thursday.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Sept. 9, 2014 — Zoetis has partnered with the renowned Gluck
Equine Research Center at the University of Kentucky to show that FLUVAC INNOVATOR ®, the first equine influenza virus (EIV) vaccine, can provide a demonstrated cross-reactive immune response against emerging EIV st
Equine Research Center at the University
of Kentucky to show that FLUVAC INNOVATOR ®, the first
equine influenza virus (EIV) vaccine, can provide a demonstrated cross-reactive immune response against emerging EIV st
equine influenza virus (EIV) vaccine, can provide a demonstrated cross-reactive immune response against emerging EIV strains.
«Zoetis offers a complete line
of vaccines for protection from common
equine diseases, including WEST NILE - INNOVATOR ®, to help protect against West Nile
virus, and FLUVAC INNOVATOR, to help protect against
equine influenza virus and EHV - 1 and EHV - 4.
Evaluation
of the ability
of canarypox - vectored
equine influenza virus vaccines to induce humoral immune responses against canine
influenza viruses in dogs.
The app can help horse owners determine the economic risk for
equine influenza virus (EIV), which causes one
of the most common respiratory diseases in horses.
In April 2004, a group
of researchers at the University
of Florida reported that preliminary findings suggested
equine influenza virus had jumped the species barrier to dogs and caused a respiratory tract disease outbreak, killing eight Greyhounds in January 2004 at a track in Jacksonville, Fla..
It is recommended for the disinfection
of inanimate objects to aid in control
of canine distemper
virus,
equine influenza virus, transmissible gastroenteritis
virus, hog cholera
virus, parainfluenza - 3
virus, bovine rhinotracheitis
virus, bovine viral diarrhea
virus, infectious bronchitis
virus, Newcastle
virus, Venezuelan
equine encephalitis
virus,
equine rhinopneumonitis
virus, feline rhinotracheitis
virus, pseudorabies
virus,
equine arteritis
virus and canine coronavirus.
Canine
influenza virus H3N8 is
of equine origin and canine
influenza virus H3N2 is
of avian origin.
This strain is closely related to the
virus that causes horse
influenza, and it is thought that the
equine influenza virus mutated to produce the canine strain, perhaps due to overuse
of the flu vaccine in domestic horses.
The horse
influenza viruses evolved from avian
influenza viruses, and the recent appearance
of clinically significant canine
influenza apparently resulted from a mutation
of the
equine H3N8
virus.
It's important to be aware
of emerging disease risks during the fall months, which can include
equine influenza virus and
equine herpesvirus.
In addition to helping deliver protection against
equine influenza due to Type A2
viruses, FLUVAC INNOVATOR 6 aids in the prevention
of equine rhinopneumonitis due to EHV - 1 and EHV - 4;
equine encephalomyelitis due to Eastern, Western and Venezuelan encephalomyelitis
viruses; and tetanus.
The dog was largely felt to be exempt from «the flu» until 2004 when a new canine
influenza virus, clearly stemming from the
equine influenza virus, was isolated from several groups
of Florida racing greyhounds.