A house cat in Oregon has died after consuming pet food contaminated with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, leading to a nationwide recall of the raw frozen product. The Oregon Department of Agriculture confirmed the cat contracted the virus through the contaminated food, stating that the cat was strictly an indoor pet and had no other exposure to the virus.
An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide.one batch of its two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food after it tested positive for the virus. The product was sold through distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, as well as Canada's British Columbia.
'We are confident that this cat contracted H5N1 by eating the Northwest Naturals raw and frozen pet food,' Oregon Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz said in a Tuesday news release. 'This cat was strictly an indoor cat; it was not exposed to the virus in its environment, and results from the genome sequencing confirmed that the virus recovered from the raw pet food and infected cat were exact matches to each other.' The recalled product is packaged in two-pound plastic bags with 'best if used by' dates of May 21, 2026, and June 23, 2026. The company and Oregon authorities said that consumers who bought the recalled product should throw it away immediately and contact the place of purchase for a refund. No human cases of bird flu have been linked to the incident, but those who were in contact with the cat are being monitored for flu symptoms, Oregon authorities said. More than 60 people in eight states have been infected, with mostly mild illnesses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. One person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the nation's first known severe illness caused by the virus, health officials said last week
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