Canine Influenza

The most recent issue of Florida Veterinarian magazine interviewed our own Dr. Cynda Crawford about the role played by Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program during last year's canine influenza outbreak.

An outbreak of the highly contagious H3N2 canine influenza virus has now been confirmed in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, and Illinois.

This highly contagious disease needs to be on the radar of all shelters and foster-based rescue groups that handle dogs.