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novapsycheBird Flu Found in Cats in Asia; Canada on Alert
Two domestic cats in Thailand have died of the same bird flu that has killed at least 22 people in Asia, a veterinarian said on Friday, a day after Canada announced its first case of a different strain of the virus.
The discoveries have alarmed scientists, who now fear the disease can spread as easily between species as it has between countries.
They said on Friday developing human vaccines must be a priority to prevent a flu pandemic like the one in 1918 that killed up to 50 million people worldwide.
Two domestic cats in Thailand have died of the same bird flu that has killed at least 22 people in Asia, a veterinarian said on Friday, a day after Canada announced its first case of a different strain of the virus.
The discoveries have alarmed scientists, who now fear the disease can spread as easily between species as it has between countries.
They said on Friday developing human vaccines must be a priority to prevent a flu pandemic like the one in 1918 that killed up to 50 million people worldwide.