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. 2008 Feb;14(2):308-10.
doi: 10.3201/eid1402.070864.

Experimental infection and natural contact exposure of dogs with avian influenza virus (H5N1)

Matthias Giese  1 , Timm C Harder, Jens P Teifke, Robert Klopfleisch, Angele Breithaupt, Thomas C Mettenleiter, Thomas W Vahlenkamp
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Experimental infection and natural contact exposure of dogs with avian influenza virus (H5N1)

Matthias Giese et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Feb.

Abstract

Experiments that exposed influenza virus (H5N1)-infected cats to susceptible dogs did not result in intraspecies or interspecies transmission. Infected dogs showed increased body temperatures, viral RNA in pharyngeal swabs, and seroconversion but not fatal disease.

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