[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Dogs + Ebola: What Every Owner Needs to Know

From: "Stormy V. Hope" <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx>
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:29:00 -0700
On Oct 14, 2014, at 2:15 PM, AKC Canine Health Foundation <chf@xxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:


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Dogs + Ebola: What Every Owner Needs to Know from the American Kennel Club and 
the AKC Canine Health Foundation

In recent weeks, dog owners, supporters and donors have looked to the AKC 
Canine Health Foundation and the American Kennel Club for credible information 
regarding Ebola virus in dogs.

At issue is whether humans can get Ebola from dogs, and whether dogs can even 
get Ebola in a form that is transmittable. Due to the complexities of the 
virus, only time and research will answer these questions.

“In humans, Ebola virus is detected using a diagnostic test for Ebola RNA.  In 
dogs, scientists will have to establish the presence of Ebola virus RNA along 
with whether the virus is replication competent and infectious,” said Shila 
Nordone, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer for the AKC Canine Health Foundation. 
“Only then will we have evidence that canine infection is a public health 
threat. All told, this will take many months.”

Dr. J. Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM, a preeminent expert on infectious 
disease transmission in the dog, as well as the AVMA have provided the most 
current consensus opinions on Ebola in the dog.

Over the next several months as research advances, AKC CHF and the American 
Kennel Club will keep the public updated on any and all progress made to better 
understand the role of the dog as a reservoir for the Ebola virus. Visit 
akcchf.org and akc.org for all the latest.

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