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struggle4progress

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2. Bird Flu Is Now Killing Cats at a 90% Fatality Rate

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Mon May 26, 2025, 08:07 AM

May 26

Experts Warn It Could Jump to Humans

By University of Maryland
May 20, 2025

Spring is here, birds are on the move, and a new threat is spreading alongside them: bird flu (H5N1). This virus is changing fast and could be on the path to becoming a human pandemic. Scientists from the University of Maryland School of Public Health have recently published a major study in Open Forum Infectious Diseases highlighting a surprising new concern. They found that cats are catching bird flu more often, and they’re calling for urgent monitoring to help stop the virus before it can spread between people ...

https://scitechdaily.com/bird-flu-is-now-killing-cats-at-a-90-fatality-rate-experts-warn-it-could-jump-to-humans/

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Bird flu case found at N.J. live chicken market [View all] struggle4progress May 26 OP

Bird flu cases spreading faster and with greater impacts struggle4progress May 26 #1

Bird Flu Is Now Killing Cats at a 90% Fatality Rate struggle4progress May 26 #2

The current administration will not advise the USA general public.................. Lovie777 May 26 #3

Uh oh TnDem May 26 #4

I hope not JustAnotherGen May 26 #5