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Another House Cat Dies With Bird Flu in California After Consuming Raw Pet Food

Although the cat is the first to die with bird flu in San Diego County, other cases have popped up throughout the state and elsewhere.
Another House Cat Dies With Bird Flu in California After Consuming Raw Pet Food
A silhouetted cat sits on a fence of a condominium complex at dusk, in La Habra, Calif., on June 18, 2017. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
Kimberly Hayek
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San Diego County Public Health Services officials are investigating a suspected case of bird flu (H5N1) in a house cat that died after eating raw pet food, the county said in a statement on Feb. 26.

The cat died in mid-January, and preliminary tests came back positive. Officials believe that the cat contracted the virus when consuming raw pet food.

Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.