Sentences with phrase «other canine population»

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But the authors warn that, given the relatively free and regular movement of dogs into and out of the UK from mainland Europe and importation from rescue charities under this scheme, this and other pathogens pose a significant threat to the UK canine population.

If your dog regularly attends dog shows, doggie day care or other events with a large canine population, ask your vet about vaccinating every six months.

Forty years ago, canine distichiasis had a low prevalence in the general dog population (1:133)[19], and it was suggested that a few breeds might be more commonly affected than others [5, 15, 19].

Other major contributing factors are the infrequency of preventive measures in the country and the high number of undiagnosed and subclinical patients, leading to a reservoir of hosts in the general canine population.

Equine influenza viruses do not infect humans, dogs or other animals, although an equine influenza virus mutated to infect dogs approximately 15 years ago and is now circulating as a low - pathogenicity canine influenza virus in the dog population, mostly infecting dogs in shelter environments.

In her three years as ECCHA's executive director, Bauer has seen fluctuations in the shelter's canine population, as have other area shelters, but she has never seen it dip this low.

According to recent reports, attacks by aggressive dogs are at the lowest level they've been in 25 years despite a steady population growth and the absence of breed - specific legislation brought in to tackle canine issues in other jurisdictions.

The Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) at Cornell has since confirmed that Canine Influenza has reached other states and the non - greyhound canine populCanine Influenza has reached other states and the non - greyhound canine populcanine population.

Right now, there's a confirmed outbreak of the highly contagious H3N2 strain of canine influenza virus (CIV) in Florida, Georgia and six other states, which is combining with kitten season to increase population size and disease risk in many shelters.

There is no way to distinguish canine influenza from other causes of respiratory disease based on clinical signs alone but rapidly increasing incidence of disease in the population should trigger surveillance testing in shelters.