Barking News: Cat Diagnosed with H1N1

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Yes, it's true - the story is out of Iowa.

"A 13-year okd Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday in what is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline in the United States," this report from Fox News says.

A spokesman from the Centers for Disease Control says, "We've known certainly it's possible this could happen... This may be the first instance where we have documentation that transmission occurred involving cats or dogs."

Posted on November 05, 2009 in Barking News, Bloglight On..., Cat Stories, Current Affairs, Pet Health | Permalink

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