Photo: chrisroosfotografie/Adobe StockA recent study published by Nature has shown evidence of multidirectional mammalian interspecies transmission of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1). They concluded that cattle from the Ohio farm had been infected by cows in Texas after the Texas cattle were transported to the Ohio farm. The study also revealed H5N1 was transmitted to other mammals including cats and a raccoon. On the Ohio farm, 6 domestic cats died following the disease outbreak in the dairy cows. The recent patients were infected with the same strain identified in the study as being present in dairy cows.

Source: CNN August 02, 2024 18:24 UTC