{"id":1619554,"date":"2022-08-22T23:32:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T03:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1619554"},"modified":"2022-08-22T23:32:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T03:32:17","slug":"mystery-virus-killing-dogs-in-michigan-novel-to-u-s-but-familiar-to-mexico-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mystery-virus-killing-dogs-in-michigan-novel-to-u-s-but-familiar-to-mexico-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Virus Killing Dogs in Michigan Novel to U.S. But Familiar to Mexico City"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmystery-virus-killing-dogs-in-michigan-novel-to-u-s-but-familiar-to-mexico-city%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1619554&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Officials have been unable to identify the cause of a canine parvovirus-like outbreak killing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/michigan\">Michigan<\/a> dogs within days \u2014 but it bears resemblance to cases seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mexico\">Mexico<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine associate professor Elisa Mazzaferro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2022\/08\/22\/state-investigating-dog-parvo-virus-spreading-northern-michigan\/7864125001\/\">told<\/a> The Detroit News on Monday that the virus reminded her of cases treated by a Mexico City emergency clinician. Otsego County <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/texas-woman-wins-award-after-reducing-animal-shelters-kill-rate-from-100-to-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animal shelter<\/a> director Melissa FitzGerald advised pet owners to head to a veterinarian immediately if their dog experiences parvovirus-like symptoms: loss of appetite, lethargy, bloody stool, vomiting, and diarrhea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCanine parvovirus attacks rapidly, dividing cells, including those of the gastrointestinal tract, and leads to vomiting and diarrhea,\u201d said FitzGerald.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the dogs infected with the mystery virus test negative for canine parvovirus, and even dogs vaccinated for canine parvovirus have fallen ill. The virus usually kills dogs within three days. Over 50 dogs have died from the mystery illness so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Canine parvovirus isn\u2019t contagious to other animals or humans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mdard\/about\/media\/pressreleases\/2022\/08\/22\/update-from-state-vet\">reported<\/a> that several preliminary samples of infected dogs tested positive for canine parvovirus during necropsies. However, MDARD didn\u2019t attribute the outbreak to canine parvovirus definitively. State Veterinarian Nora Wineland clarified that they\u2019d just launched their investigation and were awaiting further results.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still in the early stages of this investigation, but some of the first samples submitted to the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory were positive for canine parvovirus. However, there are more results pending and more to be learned,\u201d said Wineland.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan State University (MSU) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) director Kim Dodd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/2022\/08\/at-least-30-dogs-dead-of-mysterious-parvo-like-illness-in-one-northern-michigan-county.html\">clarified<\/a> to MLive that the state and university together would \u201cexplore novel explanations\u201d like new virus variants if unable to find the cause of the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>MDARD <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mdard\/about\/media\/pressreleases\/2022\/08\/19\/mdard-encourages-owners-to-protect-their-dogs-and-puppies-through-vaccinations\">announced<\/a> its intervention in the outbreak last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The first cases appeared across Otsego County, before spreading to Clare County.<\/p>\n<p>Otsego County Animal Shelter explained in a Facebook post earlier this month that most of the dogs who contracted the mystery illness in their area were under two years old and died within three days. On Monday, their director, Melissa Fitzgerald, clarified that they haven\u2019t heard of any survivors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The shelter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0uQKVK9Cv3wQchD8L4942fdniJotvrAjRfMJMcxS2MfS1VdvK5nAC7hvyDmPbPt89l&amp;id=512983878748017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that they spoke with veterinarians throughout their county and MDARD \u2014 however, nobody has an explanation for the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one has an answer. The best \u2018guess\u2019 is that this is a strain of parvo,\u201d stated the shelter.<\/p>\n<p>In an update, the shelter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0SVbdepHiiqsJCEuegBWubqv9VEEFy8Loj21KYmJRAXt5kCEqnsfsUfgTe77TFxMkl&amp;id=512983878748017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clarified<\/a> that they\u2019d received more reports beyond northern Michigan to include central Michigan. The shelter reported that properly vaccinated dogs hadn\u2019t died from the virus in their area, in an apparent contradiction to their director\u2019s remarks earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>However, Clare County Animal Control Director Rudi Hicks reported to the Clare County Board of Commissioners last Wednesday that both vaccinated and unvaccinated dogs infected with the mystery virus all died. Hicks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarecountycleaver.net\/stories\/mystery-virus-killing-dogs,7427\">said<\/a> that the state was \u201cin a panic\u201d over the mystery virus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Until further notice, officials are advising Michigan dog owners to refrain from taking their dogs to dog parks and on walks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials have been unable to identify the cause of a canine parvovirus-like outbreak killing Michigan dogs within days \u2014 but it bears resemblance to cases seen in Mexico.\u00a0 Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine associate professor Elisa Mazzaferro told The Detroit News on Monday that the virus reminded her of cases treated by a Mexico &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1619556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1619554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1619554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1619556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1619554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1619554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1619554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}