ANDERSON, Ind. (AP): A central Indiana animal shelter that closed its dog kennel last week after two dogs died and more than a dozen others became ill has reopened after officials determined the deaths were not caused by canine influenza virus.
Madison County Humane Society executive director Susie Schieve says autopsies of the dogs that died came back negative for the deadly virus, as did testing on the 17 dogs that became ill. Testing and treatment of the 17 dogs continues.
Animal health experts say a dangerous strain of canine influenza virus has sickened hundreds of dogs in several Midwest states in the past couple months, including nine dogs that tested positive for the virus in Tippecanoe County.
The shelter reopened Friday. It had been closed since May 20.
