A brief report from the CDC suggested that cats infected with avian flu (H5N1) could transmit the virus to humans in the same household. This information was discussed in a data table that briefly appeared online but was subsequently removed. In one noted case, an infected cat may have transmitted the virus to a human adolescent. The H5N1 virus, primarily affecting birds, has infected at least 67 Americans. However, experts were surprised at the alarming implications of the findings, which highlighted the ongoing risk associated with the virus as it adapts to different animals.
The data indicates that cats infected with H5N1 may pose a risk of spreading bird flu to humans in shared households.
In one household, an infected cat's transmission of the virus to a human adolescent raises concerns about cross-species infection.
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