H5N1 Virus Infecting Cats: How to Protect Your Pets and Yourself

Here’s an update on the H5N1 bird flu outbreak and its impact on domestic cats.
The H5N1 strain of bird flu has been spreading in the U.S. since 2021, affecting wild birds and farm animals. Recently, it has also been detected in domestic cats. This raises concerns about potential mutations that could make the virus more transmissible between humans. Currently, there’s no evidence suggesting that H5N1 can spread easily from person to person, but close contact between people and their pets could introduce new transmission routes.
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