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Report Copyright Violation | One person has been infected with a rare form of bird flu after catching the virus from a shelter cat in New York City. New York officials report the first ever case of bird flu spread from cat to human.
One person has been infected with a rare form of bird flu after catching the virus from a shelter cat in New York City.
According to the NYC Department of Health, this is the first reported case of a human contracting H7N2 - a strain of influenza A virus - due to exposure from an infected cat. While the risk to humans is extremely low, officials advise that local cat owners be on the look-out for symptoms.
Since last week, more than 100 cats have tested positive for H7N2 across all NYC shelters, and while the virus isn’t showing signs of being easily transmitted from cats to humans, it appears to spread quickly from cat to cat. [ link to www.sciencealert.com] [ link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: One person has been infected with a rare form of bird flu after catching the virus from a shelter cat in New York City. gone airborn lol |
