3 more cats test positive for H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.

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3 more cats test positive for H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.

Three more cats have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu in connection with a growing outbreak in dairy cows across the United States, according to federal officials. This raises the number of cases in cats in the current outbreak to six. Sonja Olsen, the Associate Director of Preparedness and Response at CDC’s Influenza Division, said three more cats had recently tested positive for avian influenza. “As of today, there are affected herds in 33 fa…