Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus in Domestic Cat, France, 2022

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jun 28;29(8). doi: 10.3201/eid2908.230188. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe detected highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b virus in a domestic cat that lived near a duck farm infected by a closely related virus in France during December 2022. Enhanced surveillance of symptomatic domestic carnivores in contact with infected birds is recommended to prevent further spread to mammals and humans.PMID:37379514 | DOI:10.3201/eid2908.230188

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - June 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Fran çois-Xavier Briand Florent Souchaud Isabelle Pierre V éronique Beven Edouard Hirchaud Fabrice H érault Ren é Planel Ang élina Rigaudeau Sibylle Bernard-Stoecklin Sylvie Van der Werf Bruno Lina Guillaume Gerbier Nicolas Eterradossi Audrey Schmitz Source Type: research