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JAKARTA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy warned its
citizens in Indonesia on Wednesday that the country's wild and
stray cats may carry the deadly bird flu virus and should be
avoided and that care needed to be taken with pet cats.
Most known cases of humans getting the H5N1 virus have
involved contact with chickens or other infected birds. But
last month experts called for closer monitoring of other
animals after Indonesian scientists found it in cats near
poultry markets.
"There have been confirmed reports that wild and stray cats
have been shown to carry H5N1," the embassy said in a notice
sent to Americans in Indonesia via e-mail.
"While there have been no documented cases of
feline-to-human transmission of H5N1, it is important to avoid
contact with wild and stray cats, and to ensure that
domesticated cats do not eat or interact with sick or dying
poultry," the embassy said.
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