KTLA 5 LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control has issued an animal health advisory after four dogs tested positive for a potentially deadly bacterial disease.
The advisory was issued earlier this month after four infected dogs arrived at an emergency veterinary center in Pasadena between June 2023 to this past March.
It’s called salmon poisoning disease and is caused by a bacteria found in a parasite found in wild fish.
According to Adler Dillman, professor of Parasitology & Nematologist at the University of California, Riverside, "Fish in general that are caught in the Pacific Northwest have a fairly high infection rate. But this can infect salmon, trout, and char in other parts of the world as well. If your dog's not eating raw or undercooked fish, or even if your dog is playing in the water, it's not something to be concerned about from that perspective, it needs to be eaten."