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Old 11-13-2009, 12:10 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Arwen View Post
So this really surprised me. I didn't realize H1N1 had been found in birds and ferrets either.
They call it H1N1 because it is a mutant combination of Swine Flu and Bird Flu, so yes, birds can get it.

I didn't know about ferrets and cats getting it, though.

Thank you for the thread, Arwen!
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