Posted on 08/31/2006 5:20:00 AM PDT by Northern Alliance
Hospital vet calls on public not to panic or abandon pets after Suphan Buri case
A dog in Suphan Buri contracted bird flu after eating infected ducks, new findings show.
Prof Dr Yong Pooworawan, a lecturer at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine, released the findings at a seminar at the university yesterday.
According to Yong, a researcher at Kasetsart University's Kamp-haengsaen campus found that a dog had contracted bird flu.
The findings will be published in a foreign journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, soon, Yong said. He declined to elaborate on the findings.
Since 2004, Thai researchers have studied the genetic codes of nearly 200 bird-flu strains and have finally been able to identify the cause of resistance to Tamiflu, a medicine used to treat avian influenza in humans, Yong said.
Following yesterday's seminar, Rattathan Pattanarangsan, a veterinarian from Mahidol University, called on people not to panic over the emergence of bird flu in dogs.
"Please do not abandon your dogs in public places. You can prevent them from getting bird flu.
"Make sure you bury dead or ill chickens deep in the ground," he said.
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I think this is the second report of dogs having Bird Flu.
Thai list ping.
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Perhaps it was a bird dog. ;-)
Thailand?
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Wishing you a speedy recovery!
What an idiot. Every Thai knows you should only abandon your dog at the local Wat.
I HOPE they tested John Karr before they brought him over here in the U.S.
tsk tsk.
Somebody needs to show that dog how to properly dress and cook ducks to prevent blood-and-fluid-borne infections.
Thailand?
Of the 13,000 migratory birds checked for flu above the Arctic circle in Alaska, 200 or so checked positive but none for the particular strain that has so many publicly-funded agancies so enthusiastic.
Yes. Is that surprising?
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