From New Hampshire to Oregon, researchers are trying to figure out whatβs causing an infectious respiratory disease among dogs that has turned deadly in rare cases.
The mysterious illness is described as an βatypical canine infectious respiratory disease,β the Oregon Department of Agriculture said in a November 9 news release. Symptoms include coughing, sneezing, eye or nose discharge and lethargy.
Veterinarians in Oregon have reported more than 200 cases of the disease since mid-August. Other cases have been reported in Colorado, Illinois and New Hampshire.
βBased on the epidemiology of the cases reported at this point, the cases appear to share a viral etiology, but common respiratory diagnostic testing has been largely negative,β Oregon State VeterinarianΒ Dr. Ryan ScholzΒ told theΒ American Veterinary Medical Association.
