Bird flu risk for pets remains 'very low,' even after dog death in Ont.: experts

As the avian influenza continues to spread in Canada, even infecting mammals, an expert says the risk of transmission to humans and pets is low but health officials must remain on high alert.

also found that the H5N1 virus was present in 1.8 per cent of a population of 171 cats.

Sharif notes that the H5N1 is well adapted to avian species, but not so well adapted to mammals, which makes it difficult for transmission between mammals to occur.

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