Nov 4th, 2009 - TIME
For all the attention that has whirled around H1N1 in recent months, it seems that one vulnerable, and furry, population may have been overlooked: the family pet.
On Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported the first confirmed case of H1N1 in a house pet, a 13-year-old domestic shorthaired cat. The animal likely contracted the virus from its owners, veterinarians say, since two of the three family members living in the cat's household had recently suffered from influenza-like illness...
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A few days after two members of an Ames, Iowa, family came down with the flu, they noticed their 13-year-old cat wasn't feeling too well either. The cat has since become the first documented case of a feline with the new H1N1 virus...Cat in Iowa Catches Swine Flu
Nov 5th, 2009 - ABC News
An unidentified male cat in Iowa is believed to be the first in the nation diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, sparking concerns that pets may transmit the swine flu or that frightened pet owners may abandon their cats in droves.
The 13-year-old...Swine flu confirmed in 13-year-old Iowa cat, veterinarians say virus also found in 2 ferrets
Nov 4th, 2009 - Newser
A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday, and it is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline.
Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat
Nov 4th, 2009 - azcentral
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...
Pet cat in US catches swine flu
Nov 4th, 2009 - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cat in Iowa has tested positive for H1N1 swine flu, the first time a cat has been diagnosed with the new pandemic strain, the American Veterinary Medical Association said on Wednesday.
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