Can my pot-bellied pig spread highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus?
Top A: Certain mammalian species are known to be susceptible to infection with the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, including pigs. Because the rate of infection for this virus in pigs is very low, and because the H5N1 HPAI virus has not yet been found in North America, pot-bellied pigs are not considered to be reservoirs for the virus and should not spread H5N1 HPAI. However, because there is much we do not know about H5N1 HPAI, infection control precautions similar to those recommended for other companion animal species should be followed if H5N1 HPAI is identified in the United States.
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