“The agency said it has been trying to see if it could grow virus from milk found to contain evidence of H5N1, which is the gold standard test to see if there is viable virus in a product. The lengthy statement the agency released does not explicitly say FDA laboratories were unable to find live virus in the milk samples, but it does state that its belief that commercial, pasteurized milk is safe to consume has not been altered by these findings.”
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H5N1 Avian Influenza
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This community is for discussion of the global H5N1 avian flu outbreak which began in 2021. Please keep posts factual and science-based!
Posts may be removed if they are from a disreputable source, fear-monger, or promote conspiracy theories.
Further reading:
United States (CDC): H5N1 Situation Report
Europe (ECDC): Avian Influenza
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