• These results suggest that the feline H7N2 subtype viruses could spread among cats and also infect humans. (cdc.gov)
  • A veterinarian who had treated an infected animal also became infected with the feline influenza A(H7N2) virus and experienced a mild, transient illness, suggesting the potential for these viruses to infect humans. (cdc.gov)
  • Final analysis of Dutch avian influenza outbreaks reveals much higher levels of transmission to humans than previously thought. (wikipedia.org)
  • Outbreaks of the feline H7N2 viruses could, therefore, pose a risk to public health. (cdc.gov)
  • Reports of influenza A virus infections in dogs and cats were rare until 2004, when equine influenza viruses of the H3N8 subtype caused outbreaks in greyhounds in Florida ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Since then, influenza viruses of the H3N8 and H3N2 subtypes have caused several outbreaks in dogs in the United States and South Korea ( 3 - 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • reported that the H7N2 subtype virus isolated from the human case caused a mild disease in mice and ferrets, but was not transmitted among ferrets ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Our study provides additional data on the risk that the feline H7N2 subtype viruses pose to public health. (cdc.gov)
  • Comparison of Four H7n7 Avian Influenza Viruses Associated with Infection and Disease in Humans. (wikipedia.org)
  • One death was recorded - a veterinarian who had been testing chickens for the virus - and all infected flocks were culled. (wikipedia.org)
  • A veterinarian who treated the animals also became infected with feline influenza A(H7N2) virus and experienced respiratory symptoms. (cdc.gov)
  • This suggests that the population at risk for avian influenza was not limited to those with direct contact to infected poultry, and that person to person transmission may have occurred on a large scale. (wikipedia.org)
  • During December 2016-February 2017, influenza A viruses of the H7N2 subtype infected ≈500 cats in animal shelters in New York, NY, USA, indicating virus transmission among cats. (cdc.gov)
  • We also conducted extensive pathology and transmission studies in cats, and detected feline virus transmission via respiratory droplets to exposed cats. (cdc.gov)