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Cats are harmless, they won’t infect you, say doctors

The domestic cat has become an endangered species. The cat — both stray and domesticated— has been forced to flee for its life and that of its litter of kittens since panic and fear gripped parts of the country about two weeks ago that the cat hosts disease similar to HIV, and that it could be passed on to humans.

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