Case of distemper detected in the district of Freising - How to protect your dog!

Created: 03/26/2022, 10:00 am

Dogs are also endangered by distemper.

Therefore, you should always keep your four-legged friends on a leash, especially in the vicinity of forest areas.

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There is a current case of distemper in the district of Freising.

The viral disease occurs mainly in martens.

But also in dogs.

Freising

– The Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety has detected the distemper virus in a fox from the Au municipality.

This is reported by the Freising district office.

And further: “Distemper is a viral disease that occurs particularly in dog and marten species. In addition to dogs and foxes, this also includes badgers, martens, polecats and weasels.

The distemper virus is harmless to humans.

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Symptoms in infected animals include high fever and fatigue.

Depending on the severity of the disease, there is also diarrhea or vomiting.” The virus is transmitted “usually through direct contact with sick animals, but also via food, water or objects that have been contaminated with secretions or excretions from infected animals.” Depending on the organ system affected The disease can take a mild course or be fatal if the nervous system is affected: "Once the animal has survived the infection, extensive defects in the enamel often occur."

How to protect dogs from the virus

To protect against infection of domestic dogs, the veterinary office at the district office recommends “all dog owners to check their dog’s vaccination protection in consultation with the veterinarian and to refresh it if necessary.” The veterinary office also points out that contact between dogs and wild animals is fundamental avoided and dogs should be kept on a leash near the forest.

The district office in Freising “asks citizens to report any conspicuous or dead foxes found to the responsible hunter or the police, stating the location.

Wild animals with the symptoms described above are suspected of being infected with a disease that can be transmitted to animals.

As a precaution, the Freising district office therefore points out that "the associated animal carcasses of hunters must be disposed of as category 1 material".

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