Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

German cat gets deadly bird flu

Scary:

A domestic cat in Germany has become the first European Union mammal to die of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.

The cat was found dead at the weekend on the Baltic island of Ruegen, where dozens of birds infected with H5N1 have been found. BBC

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Posted at 15:39 ET on February 28th, 2006. Filed under "Europe"
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