Avian flu infects cats and cattle in Texas and Kansas
News-Medical.Net — May 1, 2024, 05:00 AM UTC
Summary: A study in the U.S. reported the spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b among cats and dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas. The virus caused reduced milk production in cattle and death in half of the cats that consumed the milk. Phylogenetic analyses showed high similarity between the virus in milk samples, cats, and published H5N1 sequences. Surveillance in domestic animals is crucial to prevent cross-species transmission.
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