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candlestick
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11/4/2009 1:51 PM
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Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat
(AP) – 19 minutes ago

DES MOINES, Iowa — The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Officials said Wednesday it's the first known case of the virus to be diagnosed in a cat. Veterinarians say the virus has also been confirmed in two ferrets, one in Oregon and the other in Nebraska.

The 13-year-old cat was treated in Ames, Iowa, and is recovering.

The veterinarian who treated the cat, Dr. Brett Sponseller, says two of the three people in the same house had flu-like symptoms before the cat became ill.

The case was confirmed at both Iowa State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Sponseller says the flu is known to spread from humans to pets, but this is the first case of swine flu to spread to a cat.

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candlestick
User ID: 784872
11/4/2009 1:54 PM

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swine flu spreads from humans to animals - a hoax or not?

mercury2
User ID: 810308
11/4/2009 2:05 PM

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Oh boy, wait til someone comes up with the brilliant solution to kill all the cats, like they did with the chicken flocks in BC a few years ago, and the cattle and sheep in Britain over hoof and mouth.

Anonymous Coward
User ID: 794866
11/4/2009 2:08 PM

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so can this cause a mutation when the virus transfers across host types? I mean what if a cat had parvo, or some other illness. Could the H1N1 pick it up then cross back to humans?

candlestick
User ID: 784872
11/4/2009 2:10 PM

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so can this cause a mutation when the virus transfers across host types? I mean what if a cat had parvo, or some other illness. Could the H1N1 pick it up then cross back to humans? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 794866 good question

Anonymous Coward
User ID: 673833
11/4/2009 2:18 PM

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Who saw the recent new episode of South Park? Cow - Chicken

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11/4/2009 2:26 PM

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Oh boy, wait til someone comes up with the brilliant solution to kill all the cats, like they did with the chicken flocks in BC a few years ago, and the cattle and sheep in Britain over hoof and mouth.

Quoting: mercury2

yeah, wouldn't that be great?

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Anonymous Coward
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11/4/2009 2:32 PM

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Perfect. What next? Canine Feline Swine Bird Flu Pandemic

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11/4/2009 2:41 PM

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So now I know what I have to do. I have to keep breathing. And tomorrow the sun will rise, and who knows what the tide will bring in. "Yes I will, dammit!" - Drakensang

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User ID: 736450
11/4/2009 2:50 PM

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Perfect.
What next?
Canine Feline Swine Bird Flu Pandemic

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 799163

. .

That's what I was thinking, lol.

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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 758820
11/4/2009 2:51 PM

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cat flu?

Anonymous Coward
User ID: 806060
11/4/2009 3:00 PM

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Perfect. What next? Canine Feline Swine Bird Flu Pandemic Quoting: Anonymous Coward 799163 um yeah sort of ah1n1 is a bridge virus

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