15.03.2012

The Israeli Veterinary Services reports an outbreak of avian influenza in cats, after eating turkey carcasses infected with avian influenza. The case was reported in Shalva the village were HPAI H5N1 was reported a week ago.
This is the first case of H5 in mammals in Israel.
8 cats were infected, 4 died and 16 were destroyed.
H5N1 in samples from the cats was confirmed at Kimron Veterinary Institute. Cat-to-cat transmission can occur in a lab setting, and cat-to-human transmission is theoretically possible.

See also: Avian influenza in cats in South Korea

South Korea to kill cats and dogs over avian influenza fears

H5N1 in cats in Austria