Cats 1, Bird Flu 0
- Monday, March 06 2006 @ 07:57 PM CST
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Austrian cats get, then beat, bird flu; health experts plan for pandemic
VIENNA (AFP) - Austrian officials confirmed the H5N1 bird flu was found in cats but said the felines had managed to fight off the virus, while world health experts prepared for the dread possibility of it mutating into a form capable of devastating humans.The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus appeared to be spreading broadly.