The reports provide more detail on the deadliest flu season for US children in more than a decade.
Samples available for one of the cats revealed the B3.13 genotype, and genetic sequencing at the USDA lab is underway.
Changes in, or loss of, sense of smell can have a profound impact on a person's well-being, the authors say.
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