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BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q951 (Published 25 April 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:q951
- Mun-Keat Looi
- The BMJ
I heard it’s in the milk these days?
You’re right. Genetic traces of the H5N1 influenza A virus have been found in American milk.
Clucking hell. That’s blood curdling
Calm down. The good news is that it’s not disease causing. “To date, we have seen nothing that would change our assessment that the commercial milk supply is safe,” the US Food and Drug Administration said in a statement.1
No need to get in a flap?
The US Department of Agriculture has told milk farmers to destroy …
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