Los Angeles is also wary of an outbreak of leptospirosis in dogs.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urges dog owners to report cases dog flu and leptospirosis which has been increasing since August. “The recent spike in such cases is unnatural,” said Dr Karen Ehnert, Director of Veterinary Public Health. xinhua, Sunday (19/9).
“I worked here for 21 years, this is not normal, this is the first time we have had such a big outbreak,” Ehnert was quoted as saying by the news channel. KTLA 5.
Currently, more than 200 cases of dog flu and 119 cases of leptospirosis have been reported so far this September. Local authorities said the figure had more than doubled in August when they announced an early warning of the outbreak.
The largest outbreak of canine flu, or CIV H3N2, began to be reported in the US’s most populous region in mid-July. Canine influenza is like the flu in dogs and is only contagious in dogs.
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that is spread through the urine of infected animals and can be transmitted to humans. Both can cause a dog to experience mild to severe illness, even death.
In a statement released by the authorities on Wednesday, officials urged dog owners to be careful taking their dogs to the park or “to the dog salon before being injected with the vaccine. They are also asked to keep their dogs at home if their pets show symptoms such as vomiting or diarrhea. look lethargic.
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