Poland is the first country to report 'high numbers' of cats infected with bird flu across a large area, the WHO said Monday, adding that the risk of human infection remained low.
Poland is the first country to report"high numbers" of cats infected with bird flu across a large area, the WHO said Monday, adding that the risk of human infection remained low.said that since Polish health authorities informed it last month of unusual cat deaths across the country, 29 cats had tested positive for H5N1 bird flu., it said, adding that 14 of the infected animals were reported to have been euthanised, while another 11 had died.
This has led to the culling of tens of millions of poultry worldwide, many with the H5N1 strain of the virus, which first emerged in 1996.The UN health agency pointed out that sporadic infection of cats with H5N1 had previously been reported. As of July 12, no human contacts of infected cats had reported symptoms, the WHO said, adding that the surveillance period for all contacts had been completed.
The risk for cat owners, veterinarians and others who might be exposed more regularly to H5N1-infected cats without using personal protective equipment was meanwhile seen as low to moderate, it said.
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