Monday
Nov302009
First Dogs Get H1N1
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009 Over the weekend, Chinese media reported that two dogs in Beijing tested positive for the H1N1 virus. According to China's agriculture ministry, the strain was 99 percent similar to that found in humans and was most likely transmitted from the animals' close contact with human Swine Flu sufferers.
China Daily/Reuters
But before you go getting all panicky, keep in mind that "scientists said there is no evidence to suggest pets are already spreading the illness."
To read the entire China Daily story, click here.
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