Pasteurization is the only widely recognized method of killing H5N1, the virus that causes bird flu, in milk. However, ...

Consumers can safely drink pasteurized milk, despite reports of dairy cattle infected with the new strain of bird flu.

New variants of bird flu are turning up in dairy cattle. But some states still aren't a part of a federal milk supply testing program ...

Experts say the risk of bird flu from pasteurized products is very low. As bird flu continues to spread across the United States, questions have emerged about the risk of contracting the virus ...

Research confirms that standard pasteurization methods effectively inactivate influenza viruses in milk, reducing public health risks and reinforcing the safety of dairy consumption. Study ...

Cows infected with bird flu typically suffer mild symptoms, including reduced milk production, decreased appetite and coughing and sneezing, according to the department. If an animal shows signs ...

Cats can get bird flu, and half known to be infected died, according to a study from last summer on farm cats fed raw milk from infected cows. Cats have also been infected by eating pet food ...

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a second version of the avian influenza virus that is different ... Jan. 31 after it was found in raw milk collected from a silo as part of a national ...

He told Newsweek that "the U.S. milk supply is safe since the cattle influenza virus gets completely inactivated by pasteurization. No infectious virus particles have been detected so far." ...

As bird flu continues to spread across the United States, questions have emerged about the risk of contracting the virus from milk and eggs. More than 150 million poultry birds have been killed in ...