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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2025 Aug;31(8):1668-1670.
doi: 10.3201/eid3108.250042.
Influenza D Virus in Domestic and Stray Cats, Northern China, 2024
Mingshuai Shen, Xinkun Zhao, Jian Zhang, Cun Liu, Chengyi Qi, Ruohan Wang, Jieshi Yu, Kezhou Wang, Zhao Wang
Influenza D virus infects primarily cattle, but infrequent reports of infections in cats occur. We detected influenza D virus antibodies in 8 of 360 cats in northern China. Domestic cats showed higher susceptibility than strays. Our results suggest a previously overlooked aspect of epidemiology of this virus in companion animals.
Keywords: China; Influenza D virus; domestic cats; feline; feral cats; influenza; respiratory infections; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2025 Aug;31(8):1668-1670.
doi: 10.3201/eid3108.250042.
Influenza D Virus in Domestic and Stray Cats, Northern China, 2024
Mingshuai Shen, Xinkun Zhao, Jian Zhang, Cun Liu, Chengyi Qi, Ruohan Wang, Jieshi Yu, Kezhou Wang, Zhao Wang
- PMID: 40705485
- DOI: 10.3201/eid3108.250042
Influenza D virus infects primarily cattle, but infrequent reports of infections in cats occur. We detected influenza D virus antibodies in 8 of 360 cats in northern China. Domestic cats showed higher susceptibility than strays. Our results suggest a previously overlooked aspect of epidemiology of this virus in companion animals.
Keywords: China; Influenza D virus; domestic cats; feline; feral cats; influenza; respiratory infections; viruses; zoonoses.