How many cats have been affected? 13 cats have tested positive for influenza A virus. The positive tests were run at IDEXX Reference Laboratories and the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory …
UW Shelter Medicine, WVDL find canine influenza transmitted to cats in Midwestern shelter
It may be called canine influenza, but Dr. Sandra Newbury, director of the Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine has confirmed that the virus that sickened a large number …
FAQs: Feline infections with canine influenza H3N2 (CIV)
How many cats have been affected? So far, eight cats have tested positive on sequential tests. Some of the cats have shown rising viral loads over time. Other cats were affected by similar clinical signs …
Successful Annual Shelter Medicine Intensive Training Event
Thanks to grant support from the ASPCA, we were able to provide an invaluable hands-on educational experience this past August 2015 for veterinary residents, fellows, students AND six local animal shelters all through one event! …
Helping Shelters Respond to H3N2 Canine Influenza
In March and April of 2015 a novel strain of canine influenza, H3N2, was identified during an outbreak of canine respiratory disease in Chicago, IL. Our University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program has partnered with …