Oregon cat first to die from H1N1
The Oregon State Public Health Veterinarian confirmed Nov. 18 that a cat in Oregon has died from presumed 2009 H1N1 influenza virus infection, according to the American Veterinary Medication Association.
It’s believed that this is the first feline H1N1 fatality and the third case of a cat with the virus, according to the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association. The other two cats from Iowa and Utah have recovered.
The deceased 10-year-old male cat lived with three other cats that also became ill with different degrees of sneezing and coughing. The other three did not have elevated temperatures and their nasal swab samples yielded no positive results for H1N1, according to the OVMA.
