A few reports illustrate that blue tongue can infect dogs. Does any body know any information with regards to epizootic hemorrhagic disease in dogs?
While Bluetongue is infectious, it is not necessarily contagious. Bluetongue is rarely seen in dogs and oftentimes the results of infections (from reported literature) appears to be as a result of eating infected meat/meat products. In the US Bluetongue and enzootic hemorrhagic disease (simultaneous terminology) is associated with Deer, it stands to reason that a method of infection for canines (rural area canines, hunting canines) could be chewing or eating on a deer carcass so infected. Just my thoughts,
Dr. Samples
Dogs may be infected with BTV and contaminated vaccines are considered to play a major role in spread of infection
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