Austria detects bird flu in cats
The discovery, in the southern state of Styria, follows the detection of H5N1 in a dead cat in Germany last week.
That case was thought to be the first example outside Asia of the virus crossing species to infect a mammal.
Not a good sign of times to come. One would assume that these animals at a shelter would be seperated by cages, therefore this is now an airborne mutation.
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After reviewing the article, it would seem the original carrier had probably eaten an infected bird. The virus has only been known to pass from birds to mammals by bodily fluid or feces. It's likely that this shelter was probably unkempt (seeing it's in Austria) and didn't have propper sanitation.
Influenza was originally considered deadly when it originally circulated, but now we have propper safeguards. Humans will develop immunities just as viruses continue to mutate.
God bless!
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