Thai dogs carry bird-flu virus, but will they spread it?


	Thai dogs carry bird-flu virus, but will they spread it?

kmcolo

2-15-2006 2:40 PM

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bird flu, pandemic flu, h5n1

kmcolo says:

Dogs (as well as cats) can carry bird flu.

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