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   Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS! (maryaustinbooks@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 10:33:51 JST Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!

   For several weeks, a CDC study on bird flu in cats has been suppressed by #Trump. Groups like the AMA have been helping with messaging, which is great, but they still didn't have access to actively suppressed papers like this.

   Apparently now we get the report.

   If you have #cats mask up! If #BirdFlu shows up under #Trump it will show up unannounced, and it is possible that people can give bird flu to cats.

   https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/02/20/bird-flu-spread-people-cats/79318131007/

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     Jeff Grigg (jeffgrigg@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 10:40:31 JST Jeff Grigg

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     @Infoseepage @MaryAustinBooks

     Yes; exactly!
     You might *get* bad "bird flu" from your cat(s)!

     Outdoor cats are likely to chase, catch, and eat sick birds.

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     This is why I stopped petting other people's cats that I see in the neighborhood: Cats and humans can share a number of respiratory diseases, including SARS, COVID, the flu, and maybe colds.