Deadly dog flu H3N2 likely to hit Ohio

A deadly dog flu is almost certain to make it to Ohio, according to local veterinarian Dr. Daniel Brauer of Dayton South Veterinary Clinic.

When asked to rate on a scale from 1 to 10, his concern about H3N2, Dr. Brauer said, “12.”

More than 1,000 dogs in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Georgia have been diagnosed with the canine flu strain. Six dogs have died after symptoms of a cough, runny nose and eyes, and fatigue.

One piece of good news, said Brauer, is that dogs who’ve been vaccinated for the H3N8 influenza, seem to have built up an immunity to the deadly strain of H3N2.