Would Cats Infected By Eating Migratory Fowl Be The Most Dangerous Vessel For Potential Human Infection Of H5N1 ?
......The researchers said their findings support the idea that cats can be infected with H5N1 and may play a role in transmitting it, and that the virus could possibly mutate in the bodies of cats......
........Cats are mammals and biologically closer to humans than birds are, so in theory a virus that can easily infect a cat could infect a person more easily than a purely avian virus, which H5N1 remains.........
Cats infected with bird flu in Iraq -report
Source: Reuters
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Cats that died during an outbreak of bird flu in Iraq last February were infected with the H5N1 virus, U.S. naval medical researchers reported.
Any cat that becomes ill or dies when suspected bird flu is circulating should be tested for the virus, the Navy team reported in the August issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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2 comments on Bird Flu in Cats from Migratory Fowl?
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lynnette
said 2 years ago
never thought of that, yeww! gonna put down all the empty lemonade bottle's to ward of the strays. [GLARE][HEART]
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fowlnews
said 2 years ago
No concern at this time, but who knows what the future holds, better safe than sorry. [THUMBUP]
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