As the world creeps closer to a bird flu pandemic, fears over transmission to humans grow. Could infected raw milk spread the virus to consumers?

Each year, seasonal flu sickens about 1 billion people worldwide and causes approximately 290,000 to 650,000 respiratory ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports transmission of avian flu can occur from contact with milk from infected cows; eating, drinking or inhaling droplets contaminated with live ...

Rampant bird flu has torn across America’s livestock, sickened farm workers and resulted in the culling of millions of birds ...

In February 2024, dairy farmers in Texas began noticing their cows were producing less milk and that the milk was discoloured ...

Minnesota officials have quarantined a Stearns County dairy herd after milk ... Does bird flu spread from dairy cows to humans? In April 2024, the CDC confirmed a person was infected with bird ...

Current Antivirals Likely Less Effective Against Severe Infection Caused by Bird Flu Virus in Cows' Milk Mar. 17, 2025 — Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu ...

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no person-to-person spread of avian flu H5N1 virus has occurred, however 70 people in the US have become infected from live poultry, cattle or milk directly from the milking process. With dairy ...

State health leaders announced Monday that a Stearns County dairy farm is under quarantine for bird flu after milk testing detected ... indicating it's no longer infected," according to a news ...

Infected raw milk could be a "tenable transmission route" of bird flu to humans, according to a new report by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). It comes as a case of H5N1 avian flu was ...

The first bird flu detection in Minnesota livestock ... The Stearns County herd will be quarantined until testing indicates the milk is no longer infected. Dairy farms are always required to ...