Hilly I think I AM a tortoise-certainly got the speed of one

Did the cats suffer at all?If so what symptoms.
I was reading that this agerbacterium thats linked to this THING is attacking plants and they get tumours but then can jump to humans.Gosh and they have been sooo worked up about bird flu,this makes it look like a bad case of sniffles.
I emailed the chap but as yet no reply.
Pat x