As the virus continues its spread to new species, the World Health Organization fears it is moving closer to people
Avian flu is caused by influenza viruses that spread among wild aquatic birds and can infect domestic poultry and other animal species.
The agency stressed that the material is inactivated and that the findings do not represent a risk to consumers.
Inactive fragments of the bird flu virus that has sickened dairy herds in eight states have been detected in pasteurized milk, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
The FDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a press release that the viral remnants don’t pose a health risk to consumers.
Inactive fragments of the bird flu virus that has sickened dairy herds in eight states have been detected in pasteurized milk, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
Inactive fragments of the bird flu virus that has sickened dairy herds in eight states have been detected in pasteurized milk, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
Inactive fragments of the bird flu virus that has sickened dairy herds in eight states have been detected in pasteurized milk, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
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By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials say samples of pasteurized milk have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. The Food and Drug Administration stressed Tuesday that the material is inactivated and that the findings “do not represent actual virus that may be a risk