Cat householders have larger than J.D. Vance to worry about now — a deadly stress of avian chook flu is spreading to accommodate cats, in response to researchers.

The chook flu, which scientists identify H5N1, had been ravaging American livestock for the ultimate 2.5 years — killing 100 million birds and impacting virtually 200 dairy farm herds — nonetheless now it’s jumped to indoor cats.

Researchers say the numbers aren’t massive however, a New York Occasions report says on the very least 21 kitties have caught it, nonetheless the priority is how they’re getting it. One of many circumstances was a cat that lived on a dairy farm … so, that one is wise.

Nevertheless, 2 of the circumstances are indoor residence cats that had no direct publicity to the virus or animals which will have had it. Three totally different contaminated cats had been recognized to hunt mice and birds … and while you let your cat outdoors, that’s pretty widespread.

After all, this enchancment comes as cat householders — notably childless ones — are a scorching topic in presidential politics … due to Donald Trump‘s working mate, Sen. Vance, who claims that demo has no stake in America’s future.

Even Oprah Winfrey took time to hearth once more at Vance all through her DNC speech earlier this week.

Politics aside, one in every of many scientific issues regarding the chook flu leaping to accommodate cats is it might current a path for human an an infection. UC Davis researchers say on the very least 13 farm workers have caught it, nonetheless up to this point, it has been delicate in folks.