NEW JERSEY (1010 WINS) -- Health officials are urging New Jersey's vets and kennel owners to be on the lookout for cases of dog flu.
Several hundred dogs have already become ill, State Vet Colin Campbell said. They're the first reported cases since the virus first hit the Garden State in 2005.
Canine Influenza is highly contagious and has no known cure. It's most easily spread in places where dogs gather -- kennels, dog shows, animal shelters, grooming salons and dog parks. It can also be transmitted by humans.
Several confirmed cases lead to the voluntary shutdown of a kennel in West Windsor two weeks ago.
"We have no idea where it started," kennel owner David Horowitz told The Star Ledger. "It's something that every facility is going to be dealing with because dogs have no natural immunity to the disease."
Symptoms include a low-grade fever, nasal discharge, and a persistent cough. Severe cases include a high fever, breathing difficulties.
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