Researchers discovered that the H5N1 bird flu virus can persist for up to 120 days in raw-milk cheese, challenging long-standing safety rules and raising new questions about the risks of unpasteurized ...

While health authorities have advised against drinking raw milk because it can harbor the bird flu virus and other pathogens, health risks from cheeses made with raw milk were unclear. A preprint ...

Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk to public health, according to a new study from researchers at Cornell ...

There's a new reason to steer clear of raw cheese: New research shows it can harbor the infectious bird flu virus for months. "There is a risk of infection," lead study author Dr. Diego Diel, an ...

A dangerous type of bird flu virus (called H5N1) continues to circulate among dairy cows in the US. The virus targets the mammary gland's milk-secreting epithelial cells, causing painful infections in ...

Infectious H5N1 avian influenza virus can persist in raw-milk cheeses while they are being made and for up to 120 days of aging, depending on the milk’s acidity (pH) The Italian Ministry of Health ...