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- 'Germany orders cats to be kept indoors in all bird flu areas (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Germany has ordered that cats be kept indoors and dogs on leashes in bird flu-hit areas in five states, after a dead cat was found to have the feared H5N1 strain of the virus.
'UN says risks unknown after German cat catches H5N1 bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization said the threat to people is unknown but appears small after H5N1 bird flu infected a German cat, heightening fears of a future human pandemic.
'Second case of H5 bird flu in Switzerland (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Switzerland detected its second case of the H5 bird flu virus in a dead swan in the northeast of the country.
'Scientists in Germany suspect cat had worst form of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A cat in Germany infected with bird flu almost certainly had the strain which can kill humans, the country's leading disease control centre said as Berlin mulled ways to protect poultry, pets and people.
'Pet worries fuel bird flu fears, poultry bans spread (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Public alarm over the spread of bird flu grew on Wednesday after Germany reported a dead cat infected with the virus, while France sought to limit restrictions on its poultry exports.
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