Infectious disease experts answer questions about cats and bird flu risk

Infectious disease experts answer questions about cats and bird flu risk

Source: The Mercury News

Cats are susceptible to avian flu, heightening concerns about bird flu spreading from stray and domesticated cats to humans, and eventually from humans to humans.

Bird flu isn’t just affecting chickens and cows — it’s hitting pet cats.
An estimated 11.6 million households in California own 23.3 million cats. A growing number of these and an unknowable population of free-roaming “community cats” have been contr… [6142 chars]

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