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[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] In February, German health officials confirmed the H5N1 strain of avian flu as the cause of a cat’s death on the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen. Authorities theorized that the cat had contracted the disease by eating an infected bird, thus suggesting that the virus might be introduced into the food chain, creating vulnerabilities for any variety of predatory animals, or humans in contact with them.

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