Humane Society of Tampa Bay halts stray cat, kitten intakes due to ‘highly contagious disease’

The Brief

  • The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is halting all stray cat or kitten intakes due to a disease outbreak, officials said.
  • The quarantine took effect on Friday and will be in effect until Friday, November 21.
  • Feline panleukopenia most often impacts young, unvaccinated or immunocompromised kitten, according to HSTB.

TAMPA, Fla. The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is halting all stray cat or kitten intakes until later this month due to a disease outbreak, officials said.

What we know:

The shelter said they’ve stopped all stray cat or kitten intakes due to a highly contagious and deadly strain of feline panleukopenia, also known as feline distemper. The quarantine took effect on Friday and will be in effect until Friday, November 21.

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