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JOURNAL OF FELINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 359-365Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2008.03.005
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Although cats had been considered resistant to disease from influenza virus infection, domestic cats and large felids are now known to be naturally und experimentally susceptible to infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 (HPAIV H5N1). The virus causes systemic infection, lung and liver being the mainly affected organs. Infected cats show fever, depression, dyspnoea, and neurological signs, but subclinical infections have also occurred. Mostly, cats have been infected by direct contact with affected birds, especially by eating raw poultry; transmission from cat to cat may also occur. Little is known about the role of cats in the epidemiology of the virus. So far, no reassortment between avian and mammalian influenza viruses has Occurred in cats, but experts fear that cats might give the virus an opportunity to adapt to mammals. This publication gives a review on avian influenza in cats with a focus on practical aspects for veterinarians. (C) 2008 ESFM and AAFP Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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