University of Minnesota
Lisa Schirring reports:
The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDH) today announced that H5 avian flu has been confirmed in a feral cat from Hunterdon County that had severe disease, including neurologic symptoms, and was humanely euthanized. The detection was confirmed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). stray cats Jimmy B/Flickr cc
Other cats at the same property were sick, and a second H5 infection was found in an indoor-outdoor cat. Tests are pending on results from other cats, and an investigation is ongoing. Officials said the cats had no known exposure to infected poultry, livestock, raw milk, or raw meat, but roamed freely outdoors, where they may have had exposure to wild birds or other animals. [emphasis added]
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