The vector was civets, which are not cats. See the evolutionary tree here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feliformia#Phylogenetic_tree https://en.wikipedia.org/

The vector was civets, which are not cats. See the evolutionary tree here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feliformia#Phylogenetic_tree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feliformia#Phylogenetic_tree Felidae are cats, and Viverridae are civets (closer to hyenas and mongooses).