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03/10/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Rare and deadly respiratory infection that can cross species found in dog shelter in Wisconsin

Dog owners in Wisconsin are on their toes after a rare and deadly respiratory infection left two dogs in an animal shelter dead. The dogs that lived in Ozaukee, caught strep zoo, a fatal infection that in rare cases, can spread to humans. Strep zoo, or streptococcus zooepidemicus, is a bacterial infection which “is characterised by […]

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