Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected – Chicago Tribune

Two indoor cats in Michigan died after being infected with bird flu, but it remains unclear how they got sick or if they transmitted the virus to humans in the household, per a CDC report. The cats belonged to dairy workers and showed symptoms consistent with the Type A H5N1 virus found in U.S. dairy herds, with one cat needing to be euthanized and another recovering. The study suggests that cats may pose a risk for human infection, highlighting the need for more comprehensive testing for H5N1.

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