MAY 22, 2024

Milk Supply Safe From Bird Flu Contamination; CDC Urges Continued Surveillance

This story was updated on May 22 at 3:40 pm to reflect a third human case of H5N1.

By Ethan Covey and Marie Rosenthal, MS

The U.S. milk supply is safe from potential contamination with highly pathogenic avian influenza infection, according to testing of retail dairy products. The news comes amidst growing concern regarding the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak among dairy cows, which has been linked to cattle in nine states.

A total of 297 retail dairy samples from locations in 17 states were