First Case of Dog Flu in Siouxland, Sick Pet Treated for H3N2 in Sioux City

The dog flu is getting closer to Sioux Falls. The first dog flu case in Iowa has been confirmed in Sioux City.

Dr. Kyoung-Jin Yoon with the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Iowa State University says samples from a sick dog treated at the Perry Creek Animal Hospital are believed to be the latest strain of canine flu.

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The H3N2 strain has affected more than a 1,000 dogs so far in the Midwest. Five dogs have died.

The sick dog in Sioux City is reportedly improving.  Symptoms of the dog flu include flu-like symptoms such as fever, nasal discharge, and a dry cough.

[Source: AP]