News that bird flu has been spreading between cows for months and that fragments of the virus are even showing up in milk on U.S. grocery store shelves have fueled new worries about the risk the virus poses to people. Among the questions: Is the virus, known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, adapting to better infect mammals? And can people get bird flu from drinking that milk?
Science News went to the experts to find answers to those questions. The short answer is that, thanks to milk pasteurization and the way bird flu viruses spread, the risk to people remains low. Here’s a deeper dive into what you
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