Mysterious Respiratory Infection in Dogs , Detected In 14 States.<br />'USA Today' reports that pet owners are on high <br />alert after an infectious respiratory disease was <br />first detected among dogs several months ago.<br />'USA Today' reports that pet owners are on high <br />alert after an infectious respiratory disease was <br />first detected among dogs several months ago.<br />According to the American Veterinary Medical <br />Association, the infection has now <br />been detected in over a dozen states.<br />Experts remain unsure what is causing the <br />illness, but say the common symptoms <br />appear to be coughing, sneezing and lethargy.<br />The mystery infection can also <br />lead to pneumonia and does not <br />respond to antibiotic treatments. .<br />Since August, veterinarians have reported <br />over 200 cases in Oregon, while other states <br />have yet to report numbers of the infection. .<br />I think a subset of animals <br />can develop pneumonia, more <br />or less like upper respiratory, <br />bronchitis, rhinitis, tracheitis, David Needle, Senior veterinary pathologist at the University of <br />New Hampshire’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, via 'USA Today'.<br />The Oregon Department of Agriculture warned pet <br />owners who notice symptoms, especially those related <br />to pneumonia, to contact a veterinarian immediately. .<br />Experts suggest that dog owners make sure <br />their pets are up-to-date on their vaccines <br />and practice social distancing from other dogs.<br />Researchers who have been studying <br />the unknown illness for over a year say that <br />the small genome, a bacterium, is "host adapted" <br />and unlikely to spread to humans.<br />David Needle, senior veterinary pathologist at the University of New Hampshire, says that no cases <br />of owners getting sick have been reported.<br />David Needle, senior veterinary pathologist at the University of New Hampshire, says that no cases <br />of owners getting sick have been reported
