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Nicoletta Lanese

2 'exclusively indoor' cats in Michigan caught bird flu, potentially from their owners

A photo of a cat.

Editor's note: This story was updated on Feb. 22 with comments from the CDC. It was originally published Feb. 20.

Two "exclusively indoor" cats from two separate households in Michigan caught H5N1 bird flu and ultimately died, according to a new report. The cases raise the possibility that people in the cats' households passed the virus on to their pets, but a lack of data somewhat muddies the picture.

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