The recall follows severe cat illnesses in Oregon and Washington, where the food was distributed.
The latest polio cases include 3 WPV1 infections in Pakistan, 1 of 2 remaining endemic countries.
The cats had no known exposure to infected poultry, livestock, raw milk, or raw meat, but they roamed freely outdoors, where they may have been exposed to wild birds or other animals.
The group also recommended two vaccine strains for pandemic preparedness, one for the H5N1 2.3.2.1a clade and another targeting the reemerging H5N6 2.3.4.4h clade.
The owners told authorities that they fed their cats Wild Coast Raw pet food, the same brand implicated in recent feline illnesses in Oregon.
Complicating factors could include other infectious diseases, such as meningitis, and the impact from a lack of medical care.
Biosecurity support, streamlined financial relief for farmers, and vaccine and therapeutics investment are among the key steps.
The 2 patients exposed to poultry had severe infections, with H5N1 confirmed only from lower respiratory tract samples.
Cases in Cambodia have been on the rise, many of them fatal and some involving a novel reassortant.
In other H5N1 developments, the USDA confirmed detections at live-bird markets in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
