The state veterinarian's office and the Iowa Dept. of Public Health issued a press release today ( so you may see it in tomorrow's news) that the human H1N1 virus was isolated in an Iowa cat whose owners had had the H1N1 virus. Dr. Anne Garvey, Iowa Public Health veterinarian says that cats can get sick from the H1N1 virus with similar symptoms as people. In most cases the cat gets the virus from humans living in the same household. They caution people with suspected H1N1 to wash hands frequently to decrease the chance of spreading it to their cats. (A truth in blogging disclaimer: The cat in this picture is not the cat that tested positive for H1N1)
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