http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/feb10/100201e.asp AVMA journals > JAVMA News > Dog with 2009 H1N1 February 1, 2010
N.Y. dog infected with H1N1; study shows virus not in pork
A 13-year-old neutered male, mixed-breed dog in Bedford Hills, N.Y., has tested positive for the 2009 novel H1N1 influenza virus, according to IDEXX Laboratories, which confirmed the infection in December.
This is the first time a dog in the United States has been confirmed to be infected with the H1N1 flu virus. Reports from China indicated that a small number of dogs had contracted the virus.
Test results for samples submitted to IDEXX were negative for the H3N8 canine influenza virus but positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. Test results were confirmed by the Iowa State Laboratory.
Also in December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that a government study provides additional confirmation that meat and tissue from pigs exposed to two strains of the 2009 novel H1N1 virus do not contain the virus.
