The agency has offered no reasoning for why the report was removed or when the report will be republished.
Gizmodo reached out to the CDC for comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
The now-missing table in this weeks MMWR reportedly detailed two cat-related clusters of H5N1.
Cats are at high risk of severe illness from H5N1, research has suggested.© Elizaveta Antropova via Getty
Two days after the persons symptoms appeared, the cat became sick and then died a day later.
But the lack of timely data and information on these cases remains plenty concerning.
Since the communication pause began, there have been several worrying developments related to bird flu.
But the longer these viruses circulate in mammals, the greater that risk becomes.
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