Thailand Studies Bird Flu Deaths in Cows

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Thailand ordered an investigation Thursday into whether 196 cows died of bird flu as the virus was reportedly discovered in a house cat.

If confirmed, the cat would be first domesticated mammal struck by the deadly strain of avian flu that has swept across Asia, killing 22 people and ravaging poultry stocks.


A clouded leopard in a zoo near Bangkok last month became the first non-human mammal to die of bird flu, raising concerns about the virus jumping species.


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