Four days after several cats were reported to be infected with avian influenza (AI) at an animal shelter in Seoul veterinary journalThe health department has since notified three other suspected cases of bird flu at another cat shelter in the city.
The three suspected cases of H5N1 infection were detected at a cat shelter in Seoul’s Gwanak district, South Korean authorities said, adding that it would take two to three days to process. Determining if an infection is highly pathogenicleading to severe morbidity and mortality.
One of the cats was taken to a veterinary hospital with respiratory symptoms and a loss of appetite, but died while being treated.still The route of infection is unknown.
Authorities are currently investigating all people who have been in contact with the cats to rule out the possibility that they may have contracted the virus. so far, None of the people who came into contact with the cat showed symptomsThey have been explained.
As with previously confirmed cases, those classified as “high risk” who have been exposed to a suspected case of AI in cats will be closely monitored for 10 days from the date of last exposure. Only one of them is currently being monitored and has not yet shown any symptoms.
“There has been a recent paradigm shift in the ecology and epidemiology of avian influenza, with the spread of the disease into new geographic areas and lead to abnormal mortality of wild birds and An alarming increase in mammalian cases”, explains Gregory TorresDirector of the Scientific Department of the World Organization for Animal Health (WHO).
More than two dozen cats were infected with bird flu in Poland last month, but no one appears to have contracted the virus, according to the World Health Organization.
Cambodia, China and Chile have also confirmed four cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1).