Bird flu virus fragments detected in retail milk in US


by POLITICO

POLITICO— It’s still unclear whether the detected virus was active. The FDA plans to release additional test results in the coming days.

The Telegraph—Bird flu virus found in US milk supply. Analysis shows that fragments of H5N1 survive pasteurisation, but experts say supplies remains safe

TheHill—Bird flu virus detected in pasteurized milk: FDA. Particles of bird flu were detected in some samples of pasteurized milk, though the virus in that form is not a threat to humans, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday. As a bird flu epidemic spreads through avian and cattle livestock across the country, the FDA increased testing of domestic milk supplies. Some

Barron's—Bird Flu Viral Fragments Found In Pasteurized Milk: US Officials. US health authorities said Tuesday they had discovered fragments of bird flu virus in the nation's pasteurized cow milk supply during the course of a large study, but the samples likely posed no health risk to humans.