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Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:52 PM

Published 11/05/2009 by USA Today


Cat in Iowa had H1N1

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine confirmed that a 13-year-old cat whose owners had experienced flu-like symptoms contracted H1N1 (swine) flu.

"This may be the first instance where we have documentation that transmission occurred involving cats or dogs," CDC spokesman...

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Not Good News -- By: Jonah Goldberg
Cat gets swine flu .WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cat in Iowa has tested positive for H1N1 swine flu, the first time a cat has been diagnosed with the new pandemic strain, ... - [11/05/2009 - National Review]
Cat gets swine flu
The domestic shorthair, a 13-year-old castrated male, apparently caught A(H1N1) off its owners - two of the three members of the family had previously contracted ... - [11/05/2009 - The Age]
Flu cases rising on college campuses
Influenzalike illnesses, assumed to be primarily pandemic H1N1 influenza, continued to increase on college campuses last week, although the rate has slowed.A total ... - [11/05/2009 - Chicago Tribune]
Cat diagnosed with swine flu - [11/04/2009 - New York Daily News]
Not Good News -- By: Jonah Goldberg - [11/04/2009 - The Corner on National Review Online]
Swine flu confirmed in US cat - [11/04/2009 - New Zealand Herald]
Iowa Cat First Feline To Get H1N1 Swine Flu - [11/04/2009 - Huliq.com]
World first as cat catches swine flu - [11/04/2009 - NEWS.com.au]
Sick Iowa Kitty Had Swine Flu - [11/04/2009 - NPR]
Washington: World first as cat catches swine flu - [11/04/2009 - Daily Telegraph Australia]
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"This may be the first instance where we have documentation that transmission occurred involving cats or dogs" CDC spokesman Tom Skinner...
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