The virus disease Pseudowut spreads in Germany. The disease can also affect cats and dogs.
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Dog and cat owners beware : Currently spreads the life-threatening Aujeszykische illness or ' pseudo - hatred ' in Germany. The virus was first observed in wild boar in Lower Saxony, from where it has now spread to Rhineland-Palatinate, Thuringia and Bavaria.
The virus, which causes severe itching and difficulty swallowing, typically infects pigs. However, these can transmit the disease to other quadrupeds, such as dogs or cats, where the disease is fatal (in cats mostly, in dogs without exception). Within only 24 to 48 hours, the virus leads to cramps and paralysis in pets. A dog that has bitten a wild boar while hunting has already died from the current wave of pseudo-health, as the "Thüringische Landeszeitung" reports.
Do not feed dogs and cats with wild boar!
Dog and cat owners should urgently refrain from giving wild boar meat to their pets for the time being. Dog owners should keep an eye out for their animals, especially in the forest, to prevent contact or prevent wild boars. In cats, special care is required: You can even in infected rats infected with the pseudo-fury.
There is no danger for humans to become infected with the virus.
