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- Title
Fatal Avian Influenza A H5N1 in a Dog.
- Authors
Songserm, Thaweesak; Amonsin, Alongkorn; Jam-on, Rungroj; Sae-Heng, Namdee; Pariyothorn, Nuananong; Payungporn, Sunchai; Theamboonlers, Apiradee; Chutinimitkul, Salin; Thanawongnuwech, Roongroje; Poovorawan, Yong
- Abstract
Avian influenza H5N1 virus is known to cross the species barrier and infect humans and felines. We report a fatal H5N1 infection in a dog following ingestion of an H5N1-infected duck during an outbreak in Thailand in 2004. With new reports of H5N1 virus continuing across Asia, Europe, and Africa, this finding highlights the need for monitoring of domestic animals during outbreaks. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has spread across Asia, Europe, and Africa. Not limited to poultry, the virus has also been shown to cross the species barrier infecting humans (1) and felines, including domestic cats (2) and tigers (3-5). Both cats and tigers were reported as becoming infected after eating poultry carcasses harboring HPAI. Here, we report a case of HPAI H5N1 infection in a domestic dog following ingestion of the carcass of an infected duck.
- Subjects
THAILAND; AVIAN influenza; DOG diseases; EPIDEMICS; VIRUS diseases
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006, Vol 12, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1211.060542