Bird Flu Kills German Cat
A cat that was found dead in northern Germany with the H5N1 bird flu virus had the highly pathogenic Asian strain that can be transmitted to humans, an institute specialising in veterinary diseases said on Thursday.
Scientists said they did not believe the case of the German cat increased the risks to human health from a virus which is known to have killed at least 93 people since late 2003.
Experts believe the cat, which was also found on Ruegen, probably contracted the disease by eating infected birds.
However, one expert advised cat owners to keep their pets indoors in affected regions. Germany’s Federal Research Institute for Animal Health said it was still conducting tests to see whether the virus was the deadly H5N1 strain.
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