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Vets say it is similar to a disease called Alabama rot, which was first reported in the US in the 1980s
Signs are to be put up in the New Forest warning dog owners about a little-known disease that has killed 17 dogs across Britain in recent months.
The Forestry Commission notices tell owners to take their pet to a vet should it develop lesions on its legs, paws or face.
Vets say the disease - which leads to kidney failure - is most likely "Alabama Rot", which was first seen in the US in the 1980s.
The source of the disease is unknown.
However, the Environment Agency has ruled out chemical contamination in water supplies.
The majority of the dogs that died in the past year were in the New Forest, but there were also others in Surrey, Cornwall, Worcestershire and County Durham.
The notices say owners should take their dog to a vet even if the lesions appear a week after a walk.
Alabama Rot had been associated with greyhounds, but the deaths in Britain in the past year have affected a variety of breeds.
David Walker, from Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in Hursley, near Winchester, said: "What I would say is that if you see a skin wound on your dog then don't just leave it.
"Ordinarily you might say I'll leave that for 24, 48 hours - I would say don't do that, get down to your local vet."
Mr Walker said his practice first saw cases in December 2012 and since then vets had developed a "much better handle on what the disease is".
He said there was a theory in the 1980s that Alabama Rot might be related to a toxin produced by E. coli bacteria, but his team had "looked very hard" for the bacteria and the toxin in infected dogs and not found either - so the "trigger" of recent cases remained unknown.
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