Despite the FDA finding H5N1 bird flu virus in raw milk samples, 44% of Americans don’t know that raw milk is less safe than ...

Meanwhile cases of bird flu in cattle have increased, and just last week, the virus was detected for the first time in sheep. Now, fears are growing over the potential spread to humans through ...

There's a new reason to steer clear of raw ... H5N1 bird flu virus. The same team had previously shown that the H5N1 virus stayed infectious for up to eight weeks in refrigerated raw milk.

Indeed, feeding cats raw meat and milk can increase the risk of bird flu, as can contact with sick or dead birds and wildlife. With bird flu being quite rare – dozens of cats have been diagnosed ...

Other cats have been exposed to bird flu on dairy farms, likely from drinking raw milk from infected cows. And in some instances, outdoor cats have picked up the virus directly from dead birds.

"The deaths in farm cats from avian flu have been associated with raw milk consumption from infected cows. Pasteurized milk is safe." The CDC’s web page on food safety and bird flu notes that ...

Right now, only pasteurized milk — heated to kill germs like Salmonella and bird flu — can be sold to consumers directly. Yet raw milk sales have grown despite its risks. Rep. Matthew Winslow ...

"Under the USDA's National Milk Testing Strategy to test raw milk samples for bird flu, the agency has identified at least seven affected states. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration ...

New research, funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration demonstrates that simply aging raw milk cheese may not inactivate the H5N1 bird flu virus. Adobe stock/HealthDay There's a new reason ...