Canine influenza, H3N8, is a different virus subtype than the current H1N1 spreading in the human population.
There is no scientific evidence that this virus can infect people or other animals. The canine flu virus is a relatively new one, first detected in 2004 in racing Greyhounds in Florida.
Cases have been confirmed in 30 states, including Virginia and Pennsylvania, but not yet in Maryland. Its respiratory symptoms of coughing, runny eyes and nose, and lethargy can be mistaken for a...
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