A recent outbreak of bird flu (H5N1) at a Texas dairy farm has resulted in the deaths of over a dozen cats, which contracted the virus after consuming raw milk from infected cows. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlighted that more than half of the cats on the farm died after being fed unpasteurized milk. The CDC's early report notes signs of systemic illness in the cattle and abundant virus shedding in their milk, suggesting a potential for cross-species, mammal-to-mammal transmission. Postmortem examinations of the affected cats revealed severe impacts on vital organs such as the heart, lungs, eyes, and brain. This incident has raised concerns about the safety of consuming raw dairy products and the evolving nature of the virus, which has also been linked to blindness in some of the affected cats. A Texas veterinarian played a key role in uncovering these findings, and the FDA has issued a warning against consuming raw milk.
CDC says cats died on Texas farm after drinking raw milk from cows infected with bird flu A day after the cows showed symptoms of the flu, the cats also showed symptoms and a day or two later, half died. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/G4uAxunMUE
CDC Says Over a Dozen Cats Died After Drinking Milk from Cows Infected with Bird Flu The FDA is warning against humans consuming raw milk. https://t.co/tz0JVJ41WD
Cats died from bird flu ‘after consuming raw milk from infected cows.’ Of the 24 cats that contracted H5N1 on a single US cattle farm, half died with signs of ‘severe systemic infection.’ @maeve_cullinan has the latest. https://t.co/AhJ54N8Y4D
More than half of cats died after drinking raw milk from bird flu-infected cows. https://t.co/cxV16vxcx0
Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows https://t.co/0fuGml4L14
More than half of the domestic cats on a Texas dairy farm that were fed unpasteurized milk from cows infected with the #birdflu got sick and died. https://t.co/KyjdlmwWrT
Cats At Texas Farm Die Due To Bird Flu-Contaminated Milk: Here's What We Know https://t.co/JSMVGnyiaN
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Monday that over a dozen cats have died on a Texas dairy farm after drinking raw milk from cows infected with bird flu. https://t.co/bVWuVcJEXV
CDC Says Over a Dozen Cats Died After Drinking Raw Milk from Cows Infected with Bird Flu via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/HXk7145OrW
This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows https://t.co/y5rO69X7Za
Texas veterinarian helps crack the mystery of bird flu in cows https://t.co/CzD8CwQkZY
More than half of cats around the first Texas dairy farm to test positive for bird flu this spring died after drinking raw milk from the infected cows, scientists reported this week. https://t.co/akSWqY0W7P
Bird flu causes blindness in cats that drank milk from infected cows at Texas dairy farm - sparking fears the virus is evolving https://t.co/4eKIuX9CWx https://t.co/01UEKjUWsn
“Concerning” spread of bird flu from cows to cats suspected in Texas https://t.co/4ryQsqfDe9
The postmortem exams of cats who died of #H5N1 #BirdFlu on dairy farms show devastating effects on the heart, lung, eyes, & brain. ‼️Do not consume raw (unpasteurized) dairy products. #MedTwitter, 👀 at the screenshot. #AvianFlu #IDTwitter https://t.co/uQmebdwE4S https://t.co/TbF1fuTPxq
Early release of @CDCgov report on #H5N1 notes: ➡️Signs of systemic illness in dairy cattle, "abundant virus shedding in milk" ➡️High death rate (≈50%) of farm cats fed raw colostrum/milk ➡️Suggests cross-species, mammal-to-mammal transmission Source: https://t.co/DQYeAefWkR
How widely reported are cat deaths in H5N1 outbreaks at dairy farms? From new report in @CDCgov's @EIDjournal from scientists in Iowa and Texas, on cats who had been fed milk from sick cows "In total, >50% of the cats at that dairy became ill and died" https://t.co/kcBUNTiRNO https://t.co/7oQaY14qzJ https://t.co/tm6b9WRJMR