PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A pet cat in Oregon has died after eating pet food that tested positive. bird fluOregon state authorities announced a recall of raw frozen pet food sold across the United States.
Portland, Oregon-based pet food company Northwest Naturals announced Tuesday that it is voluntarily recalling a batch of its 2-pound Cat Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food after testing positive for the virus. This product was sold through distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and British Columbia, Canada.
“We believe this cat contracted H5N1 from eating raw and frozen Northwest Naturals pet food,” Dr. Ryan Scholz, a veterinarian with the Oregon Department of Agriculture, said in a news release Tuesday. “This cat was strictly an indoor cat, had no exposure to the virus in the environment, and genome sequencing showed an exact match between the virus recovered from raw pet food and the infected cat. Confirmed.”
The recalled products are packaged in 2-pound plastic bags with “use by” dates of May 21, 2026 and June 23, 2026. The company and Oregon authorities said consumers who purchased the recalled products should immediately throw them away. Please contact the store of purchase for a refund.
no for humans Bird flu is believed to be involved in the incident, but Oregon officials say people who came into contact with the cat are being monitored for symptoms of the flu.
60+ people in 8 states infectedAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most cases are mild. One person in Louisiana was hospitalized with the national illness. first known serious disease Health officials announced last week that a virus was the cause.
So far, the CDC has confirmed one human case of avian influenza in Oregon. The person was linked to a previously reported outbreak at a poultry farm and experienced mild symptoms before making a full recovery, according to a November news release from the Oregon Health Authority.
In late October, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that pigs at a backyard farm in Oregon were found to be infected with avian influenza. Virus first detected in US pigs.
