“Until this week, many veterinarians asserted that it was a myth that house cats could catch the deadly H1N1 flu from their owners. Those veterinarians, along with other health experts, are revising their views after an Iowa Department of Public Health announcement Wednesday that the virus has been confirmed in an indoor 13-year-old cat, which likely contracted the illness from two flu-sick humans in its home.”
Author : Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
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Filed under: Health and Fitness, People, Science | Closed
Tags: Animals, H1N1 Virus, Humans, Pets
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