PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon home cat died after consuming pet meals that examined optimistic for bird flu, Oregon authorities stated, prompting a recall of uncooked frozen pet meals that was bought nationwide.
Northwest Naturals, a pet meals firm primarily based in Portland, Oregon, stated Tuesday it had voluntarily recalled one batch of its two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe uncooked frozen pet meals after it examined optimistic for the virus. The product was bought by means of distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, in addition to Canada’s British Columbia.
“We’re assured that this cat contracted H5N1 by consuming the Northwest Naturals uncooked and frozen pet meals,” Oregon Division of Agriculture State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz stated in a Tuesday information launch. “This cat was strictly an indoor cat; it was not uncovered to the virus in its surroundings, and outcomes from the genome sequencing confirmed that the virus recovered from the uncooked pet meals and contaminated cat have been actual matches to one another.”
The recalled product is packaged in two-pound plastic luggage with “greatest if utilized by” dates of Could 21, 2026, and June 23, 2026. The corporate and Oregon authorities stated that buyers who purchased the recalled product ought to throw it away instantly and speak to the place of buy for a refund.
No human cases of chook flu have been linked to the incident, however those that have been in touch with the cat are being monitored for flu signs, Oregon authorities stated.
Greater than 60 individuals in eight states have been infected, with principally gentle diseases, in response to the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, or CDC. One individual in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the nation’s first known severe illness brought on by the virus, well being officers stated final week.
To this point, the CDC has confirmed one human case of chook flu in Oregon. The individual was linked to a beforehand reported outbreak at a business poultry operation and totally recovered after experiencing gentle sickness, in response to a November information launch from the Oregon Well being Authority.
In late October, the U.S. Division of Agriculture introduced {that a} pig at a yard farm in Oregon was discovered to have chook flu, marking the first detection of the virus in U.S. swine.
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