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		slavik81 on Dec 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bird flu kills more than half the big cats at a Wa... 5 acres is 140 meters by 140 meters. That's roughly one city block.

cthalupa on Dec 26, 2024 [–]

I think we'd be pretty concerned if humans were infecting each others outdoors from a city block away.

But it doesn't sound like it was spread cat to cat if they think it was the food - seems like it wouldn't have mattered how much space they had if they were all fed contaminated feed.

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