Cat & Herd of Commercial Pigs Test Positive for H1N1

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says pigs
in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for the swine
flu virus.
    This is the first instance of swine flu in a commercial herd in
the United States.
    The USDA says it discovered four tissue samples that tested
positive for the virus using its swine surveillance program.
    The USDA says the pigs as well as the people caring for the pigs
have recovered. The sample was collected in late October.
    Last month, tests confirmed several show pigs at the Minnesota
State Fair contracted the virus, also known as H1N1.
    Meanwhile, veterinarians at the Iowa State University College of
Veterinary Medicine say they’ve confirmed a case in a cat. The
veterinarian who treated the cat says two of the three people in
the same house had flu-like symptoms before the cat became ill. He
says the flu is known to spread from humans to pets, but this is
the first case of swine flu to spread to a cat.