A parvovirus-like illness has been sickening and killing dozens of dogs in northern Michigan. The Michigan Department of Agriculture is investigating the outbreak and conducting tests.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!local animal shelters said. Canine parvovirus is a highly infectious disease that primarily impacts elderly canines and dogs under the age of 2. Melissa FitzGerald, Otsego County's animal control and shelter director, told FOX 17 Michigan that more than 30 dogs have passed away from an unidentified illness that appears to be similar to parvovirus.Strangely, all the dogs that died tested negative for parvovirus, despite showing the symptoms of disease.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory are both conducting tests to understand the outbreak. "What exactly is it, a strain of Parvo? Is it something else? Is it combined? There’s a lot of unanswered questions that they’re looking into at this point," FitzGerald said.
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