Influenza Virus Transmission from Horses to Dogs, Australia

摘要

During the 2007 equine in. uenza outbreak in Australia, respiratory disease in dogs in close contact with infected horses was noted; in. uenza (H3N8) virus infection was confi rmed. Nucleotide sequence of the virus from dogs was identical to that from horses. No evidence of dog-to-dog transmission or virus persistence in dogs was found