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Researchers keep watch for dog flu (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune)

Veterinary health officials are worried that a new strain of influenza that infects dogs could pose serious health problems for dogs, but so far it appears unlikely to make humans sick.

Dr. Christopher Olsen, a professor of public health at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Veterinary Medicine, said the strain of influenza virus appears to be most closely related to a form of influenza that infects horse