PORTLAND, Ore. – An Oregon home cat died after consuming pet meals that examined constructive for chicken flu, Oregon authorities stated, prompting a recall of uncooked frozen pet meals that was offered nationwide.
Northwest Naturals, a pet meals firm based mostly in Portland, Oregon, stated Tuesday it had voluntarily recalled one batch of its two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe uncooked frozen pet meals after it examined constructive for the virus. The product was offered via distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, in addition to Canada’s British Columbia.
“We are assured that this cat contracted H5N1 by consuming the Northwest Naturals uncooked and frozen pet meals,” Oregon Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz stated in a Tuesday information launch. “This cat was strictly an indoor cat; it was not uncovered to the virus in its setting, and outcomes from the genome sequencing confirmed that the virus recovered from the uncooked pet meals and contaminated cat have been precise matches to one another.”
The recalled product is packaged in two-pound plastic baggage with “finest if utilized by” dates of May 21, 2026, and June 23, 2026. The firm and Oregon authorities stated that buyers who purchased the recalled product ought to throw it away instantly and make contact with the place of buy for a refund.
No human circumstances of chicken flu have been linked to the incident, however those that have been involved with the cat are being monitored for flu signs, Oregon authorities stated.
More than 60 folks in eight states have been contaminated, with principally gentle diseases, in response to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. One particular person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the nation’s first recognized extreme sickness brought on by the virus, well being officers stated final week.
So far, the CDC has confirmed one human case of chicken flu in Oregon. The particular person was linked to a beforehand reported outbreak at a business poultry operation and totally recovered after experiencing gentle sickness, in response to a November information launch from the Oregon Health Authority.
In late October, the U.S. Department of Agriculture introduced {that a} pig at a yard farm in Oregon was discovered to have chicken flu, marking the primary detection of the virus in U.S. swine.
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