Is It Safe to Eat Eggs, Chicken or Dairy During the Bird Flu Outbreak?
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As bird flu spreads in the U.S., is it safe to eat eggs? What to know about the risk.
In early April, a dairy worker in Texas tested positive for avian influenza, also known as bird flu, amid a multi-state outbreak of the virus among cows. The bird flu virus has also been detected in raw milk, but authorities say the current risk to the public is low. It’s the first time this strain of bird flu — referred to as highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) — has been detected in cattle and the first documented cow-to-human transmission of an avian influenza virus, according to the...
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Is it safe to drink milk and eat chicken? What precautions to take during the bird flu outbreak
A worker on a dairy farm in Texas tested positive for the avian flu, only the second case of a person in the United States who has contracted the H5N1 influenza strain. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the person was diagnosed with the H5N1 virus and was recovering with mild symptoms. The first case, in 2022, was diagnosed in a Colorado man who was directly exposed to poultry. The risk to the public remains low, according to the CDC, but I still have questions. What...
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