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Can fleas carry the parvovirus?
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Experienced Advisor Selena Carnell says:
June 27th, 2008 at 05:13 AM
Remember that this virus has been around for nearly 20 years, is very hard to disinfect away, and is shed in large numbers by infected dogs. This means that there is virus everywhere: on every carpet, on every floor, in every yard and park. Virus is shed for the first two weeks or less after infection in the stool of an infected dog but only a tiny portion of infected stool (which could be months old depending on the environmental temperature and humidity) is needed to infect a non-immune dog. Some dogs become what is called "subclinically infected" which means they do not appear particularly sick. These animals tend not to be confined since no one knows they are infected thus they can spread virus around a large area depending on where they leave their droppings.
Fleas do not carry the virus, and the safest thing you can do is to get you pet vaccinated to prevent it.
Regards
Selena Carnell. VN
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