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A German cat caught the H5N1 virus after feasting on infected birds. (Photo: EUobserver)

Bird flu strain crosses to cat in Germany

Fears of a bird flu pandemic in Europe have taken a new spin as German authorities have detected the deadly H5N1 virus in a domestic cat.

German authorities found the dead animal over the weekend on the island of Rugen on the Baltic coast, while dead seabirds were being gathered around the island.

Research on the cat corpse subsequently revealed that the cat carried the deadly H5N1 virus.

The animal is still being examined to see whether it actually died of the virus, acc...

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A German cat caught the H5N1 virus after feasting on infected birds. (Photo: EUobserver)

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