I am thinking we need to be diligent about this if ferrets coming to our shelter have been at dog/cat positive shelters.
University of Wisconsin scientists have documented the first known feline H3N2 infections in the US, and the evidence from a northwest Indiana shelter suggests the canine influenza first seen in US dogs last year may also be transmitted between cats. Veterinarian Sandra Newbury, director of the Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, said experts hope feline H3N2 infections will remain uncommon.
WLS-TV (Chicago) (3/31), WISC-TV (Madison, Wis.) (3/31)
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