Two more cats die from bird flu after drinking tainted raw milk

Two indoor cats in Los Angeles county have died of H5N1 bird flu after consuming recalled raw milk from Raw Farm LLC. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced this week that it is investigating whether the cats got bird flu from the raw milk of cows infected with H5N1—which seems likely, as a CDC publication from earlier this year 'makes a strong case that mammals can contract the virus by this route,' according to Sean T. — Read the rest
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