Can my dog or cat get highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus infection from eating poultry products?
Top A: Poultry products are only a risk if they come from infected birds and are eaten while raw (unprocessed). It may be possible for cats and dogs to contract H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) by eating infected raw poultry products. However, because H5N1 HPAI has not yet been found in poultry in North America and because poultry contained in commercial pet foods is generally cooked and processed, it is considered safe to feed pets commercially processed foods containing poultry products.
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