[h=1]Lab results confirm pseudorabies in Sevier County dog deaths[/h] Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Press Release 3:29 p.m. CST January 14, 2015
DeQUEEN, Ark. (January 14, 2015) - A pseudorabies outbreak has been confirmed near DeQueen in Sevier County. The outbreak claimed the lives of 10 hunting dogs after they encountered feral swine. The dogs were used to chase feral swine near a livestock pasture when an infected hog was caught and mauled by the dogs.
Feral swine are not native to the U.S. They are an invasive species, a public nuisance and a threat to Arkansas. They compete for wild animal food resources, destroy habitat by rooting and wallowing and will eat ground-nesting birds, eggs, fawns and young domestic livestock.
The dogs in Sevier County scavenged and ate the meat from the infected feral swine. Soon after consuming the meat, the dog's showed signs of "mad-itch," a common side effect of the viral infection...
