Full H5N1 sequences from 9 cats in US (collected in 2024) were just uploaded to GISAID and the NP sequences match the 7 Dairy Cattle and 1 human sequence, with Y52H
A/feline/USA/24-009311-006-original/2024 A/feline/USA/24-008850-001-original/2024 A/feline/USA/24-008850-002-original/2024 A/feline/USA/24-009311-004-original/2024 A/feline/USA/24-009116-004-original/2024 A/feline/USA/24-009116-002-original/2024 pg 1
In late March and early April 2024, Texas reported detection of HPAI A(H5N1) in several cats from several dairy farms experiencing HPAI A(H5N1) virus infections in dairy cows cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/v…
@HNimanFC Sooo, cross species infection without further adaption…
@HNimanFC NP mutes are usually a good indicator of mammalian species adaption. Interspecies transmissions is apparently becoming far more accelerated based on the recent evidence. Not a good trend.
@HNimanFC I suspect cats are the vector from birds to cattle, and from birds to humans, and might be the vector from cattle to humans. Btw, I like cats, but they shouldn’t be allowed outside to kill birds.