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Article: Rest Easy. When It Comes to Swine Flu, Your Pet Is Safe; Recent reports of H1N1 in a cat or pigs are likely very rare, experts say.
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- Consumer Health News (English)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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Byline: Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- When the news broke on Wednesday that a domestic cat had come down with H1N1 swine flu, probably transmitted to the feline by sick owners, many people no doubt wondered how vulnerable their own pets were to the illness.
So, does Fluffy or Fido need protecting from this strain of flu? The answer, experts say, is basically no.
While the H1N1 flu currently circulating can jump easily from person to person, it does not travel well from humans to animals or animals to humans, except in a few rare instances.
"This really is not a practical issue at this point," ...