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Domestic poultry (chickens & turkeys) are @ high risk as they are highly susceptible. **100% of experimentally infected poultry die.** Virus spreads from birds to cattle, then in cattle, in 17 states, & it continues to circulate in cattle... I don’t think there’s been a cattle outbreak of this magnitude in the US before... 2%-5% of the mortality in some (cattle) farms, so it’s not benign... [more] #medicine #science #H5N1 #influenza #PublicHealth #cattle #beef #chicken #turkey #poultry #cats

#Birdflu detected in #cats for first time in #Belgium – experts now also observe #rodents, grenzecho.net/119900/artikel/2

For the first time, bird flu has been detected in cats in Belgium. Two animals from Sint-Gillis-Waas in the province of East Flanders probably became infected on a #poultry #farm. In order to better understand the spread of the virus, the national health institute Sciensano now wants to examine rats and mice as well.

GrenzEcho · Gesundheit : Vogelgrippe in Belgien erstmals bei Katzen nachgewiesen – Experten beobachten jetzt auchBy Par GrenzEcho