Sentences with phrase «cat avian influenza»
Cat avian influenza is a rare virus.
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Feline infections with any type of avian influenza have been documented, but this is the first report of H7N2 being identified in cats.
When Avian Influenza H7N2 infected cats in a New York City animal shelter last year, it was the first outbreak of its kind, and the first documented case of cat - to - cat transmission.
According to the international Food and Agriculture Organization, transmission of avian influenza to a cat from a dead bird is extremely rare.
No evidence shows that cats play a sustained role in transmitting the virus, the AVMA reports, noting, «There have been no known cases of human avian influenza [AI] resulting from exposure to sick cats, and there have been no outbreaks of AI among domestic cat populations.»
Avian influenza infections in cats appear to be associated with outbreaks in domestic or wild birds by way of eating raw meat infected with the virus.
A: The strange but true answer is yes, cats can become infected with avian influenza, although their risk of contracting the disease in the United States is currently considered very low, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Over 40 cats from the Animal Care Centers of New York City (ACC) facility in Manhattan have tested positive for low pathogenic avian influenza A, H7N2 (LPAI).
When Avian Influenza H7N2 infected cats in a New York City animal shelter, it was the first outbreak of its kind, and the first documented case of cat - to - cat transmission.
When hundreds of cats in the New York City Animal Care and Control shelters tested positive for avian influenza last year, everyone involved set their only goal — saving the cats» lives.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1, which causes severe respiratory disease in humans, has been diagnosed in dogs and cats.
H7N2 is a type of avian influenza virus that can mutate and transfer to mammals, such as cats.