With a reported mortality rate of 30 percent, awareness of susceptibility to Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection is important for immune-suppressed groups. But otherwise it's OK for your dog to lick ...

The cause was capnocytophaga (cap-noh-seye-TOE’-fah-gah), a germ from Ellie’s mouth or from another dog he encountered. Capnocytophaga is commonly found in the saliva of cats and dogs and ...

File photo: Many dogs carry the Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteria in their mouths. File photo: Many dogs carry the Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteria in their mouths. Getty Images When Sharon ...

The cause was capnocytophaga, a germ from Ellie’s mouth or from another dog he encountered. Capnocytophaga is commonly found in the saliva of cats and dogs and almost never leads to people ...

Our pets are no exception. Capnocytophaga is a type of bacteria found in dogs’ and other animals’ mouths that can cause serious infection, especially for immunocompromised people ...

Capnocytophaga infections in humans are rare, especially in historically healthy individuals. But when it occurs, the disease can be deadly. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

In both cases, doctors determined the infections were caused by Capnocytophaga bacteria, which is commonly found in dog saliva. While most people who come into contact with dogs and cats ...

she said. Manteufel was diagnosed with a blood infection caused by capnocytophaga, bacteria that is common in the saliva of cats and dogs but almost never leads to illness, said Dr. Silvia Munoz ...

Trainer contracted a rare infection from the bacteria capnocytophaga canimorsus, probably when her German shepherd puppy, Taylor, licked an open cut. Dr. Margaret Kobe, the medical director of ...

“That’s how rare this is supposed to be.” Larson died after contracting capnocytophaga — and she’s the second person in Wisconsin to get it this summer. Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a ...

Affected populations: Capnocytophaga is an extremely rare condition — two large epidemiological surveys conducted in Scandinavian countries suggest that it may affect between 0.5 and 0.7 people ...