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Several human cases of avian flu (H5N1) have been reported around the U.S., and the virus has also proven to be fatal to felines. Dozens of cats have reportedly contracted the virus since the ...
Important H5N1 Information. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, H5N1 is "widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows" across ...
Bird flu is back in the news once again for a distressing reason that has pet owners across the US on high alert. A virulent strain of the highly-pathogenic H5N1 avian flu has infected hundreds of ...
Avian influenza is a zoonotic agent.The most common way a cat can obtain H5N1 is by consuming an infected bird. This has been studied in the 2006 and 2007 cases in Germany and Austria, where the strains between the cat and the infected birds were not different between the species. [8]
On Dec. 2, the Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington temporarily closed after its cats began experiencing an unknown illness. On Dec. 6, animal health officials confirmed the presence of bird ...
Here are some tips from the World Organisation for Animal Health to protect your pets — especially cats — from the bird flu: Where possible, avoid direct contact with sick poultry, fallenwild ...
Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks.
Northwest Naturals issued a voluntary recall for a batch of pet food after a cat died of bird flu in Oregon, officials said. Testing done by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National ...