Portland, Ore.– A domestic cat died in Oregon after eating pet food that tested positive Bird fluOregon authorities said, leading to the recall of frozen raw pet food sold across the country.
Northwest Naturals, a pet food company based in Portland, Oregon, said Tuesday it was voluntarily recalling one 2-pound batch of Feline Turkey Recipe frozen pet food after it tested positive for the virus. The product was sold through distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, as well as British Columbia in Canada.
“We are confident that this cat became infected with the H5N1 virus by ingesting Northwest Naturals raw and frozen pet foods,” Dr. Ryan Schulz, a veterinarian with the Oregon Department of Agriculture, said in a news release Tuesday. “This cat was an indoor cat; She was not exposed to the virus in her environment, and genome sequencing results confirmed that the virus recovered from the raw pet food and the infected cat were an exact match to each other.
The recalled product is packaged in two-pound plastic bags with “best if used by” dates of May 21, 2026 and June 23, 2026. The company and Oregon authorities said consumers who purchased the recalled product should dispose of it immediately and contact the location. Purchase for refund.
no Human cases Oregon authorities said a case of bird flu has been linked to the incident, but those who had contact with the cat are being monitored for flu symptoms.
More than 60 people in eight states He was injuredwith mostly mild illness, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. One person in Louisiana has been hospitalized due to infection in the country The first known serious disease Health officials said last week it was caused by the virus.
To date, the CDC has confirmed one human case of bird flu in Oregon. The person was linked to a previously reported outbreak at a commercial poultry operation and made a full recovery after experiencing mild illness, according to a November news release from the Oregon Health Authority.
In late October, the USDA announced that a pig on a farm in Oregon had been found infected with bird flu, a sign of bird flu. The first discovery of the virus in American pigs.
