Bird flu appears to have devastated big cats living at two zoos in South Vietnam.
Dozens of cats in these zoos died recently after contracting the viral infection, according to state-owned media reports.
Since 2022, H5N1 strains have increasingly started to spread from birds to mammals.
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This year in particular, H5N1 has spread widely among dairy cattle and other livestock in the United States.
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In May, researchersreporteddiscovering strains of H5N1 circulating among birds visiting and living in New York City.
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It’s the first poultry outbreak of H7N9 seen within the U.S. in nearly a decade.
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