I’ve recently received a few reports of serious (including fatal) respiratory disease in dogs in regions east of Toronto, Ontario. We often see localized variations in the incidence of “kennel cough” (aka canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC)), including sporadic outbreaks, but in this case there is particular concern about the number of severe infections
Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Surveillance Map (December 31)
We continue to track cases of canine infectious respiratory disease in various parts of Canada, for what it’s worth. The data are obviously a bit dodgy because it’s primarily from self-reporting, but I think we’re getting some interesting information. Cases seem to be slowing down, but we continue to get reports from the two main
Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Surveillance Map (December 17)
We’re continuing to track informal reports of canine infectious respiratory disease in a number of areas. Click here for the latest version of our canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) map (December 17).
We’re still getting lots of reports of sick dogs in Edmonton and Calgary, both via cases reported through our survey for the
Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Surveillance Map (December 11)
A few days ago, I wrote about our efforts to track infectious respiratory disease in dogs, based on informal reports of potentially increased disease activity in a couple of areas (particularly Calgary AB and Guelph ON). Click here for the latest version of our canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) map.
As expected, once
Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Outbreak Tracking
Not uncommonly, I get questions about outbreaks of “kennel cough” (more formally known as canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC)). It’s not uncommon for us to see little outbreaks of this kind of respiratory illness in dogs, and we don’t have a good handle on the amount of “background” disease that’s always present in the
Canine Influenza recap: Ontario outbreak
While it was pretty well documented on the Worms & Germs Blog as it was underway, the full story regarding Ontario’s 2018 canine influenza outbreak(s) has now been published in the latest edition of Emerging Infectious Diseases. You can use the link above to access the full report, but here are some highlights.
- There
Canine influenza, California/Oregon (2019)
Canine influenza is (once again) causing big problems in some parts of the western US. Following reports of influenza outbreaks in animal shelters in Oakland, California, it’s apparent that it has spread within California shelters and to an Oregon shelter. It is also affecting pet dogs in various cities in California.
It’s
Update: Canine influenza, Ontario (December 3)
I’m once again prepared to call Ontario (and Canada) canine influenza-free… for now, at least. The latest cluster, associated with another importation of the virus from China, seems to have been contained.
The last new positive case was identified October 30, with the likely date of exposure being October 23. We are now beyond the
Update: Canine influenza, Ontario (November 17)
I’ve been behind on posts so here’s a quick update: things seem to be going well in the latest Canadian H3N2 canine influenza outbreak. Here’s the rundown:
- After eradicating the last outbreak in the spring, cases were identified again in mid-October, associated with more importation of dogs from Asia.
- The last new positive dog was
Update: Canine influenza, Ontario (October 30)
Things have been quiet over the past few days. That’s good news (but always makes me a bit antsy, because I want to be sure it’s because there are no new cases vs we’re just not finding them). Documented infections have been confined to one region, with the exception of a dog that travelled out