Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk
Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk
Mammal-to-mammal transmission raises new concerns about the virus's ability to spread.
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In the meantime, it's definitely not the time to start drinking raw cow's milk. While drinking raw milk is always dangerous because it carries the threat of various nasty bacterial infections, H5N1 also appears to be infectious in raw milk. And, unlike other influenza viruses, H5N1 has the potential to infect organs beyond the lungs and respiratory tract, as seen in the cats. The authors of the new study note that a 2019 consumer survey found that 4.4 percent of adults in the US consumed raw milk more than once in the previous year, suggesting more public awareness of the dangers of raw milk is necessary.
Just great.
What about cheese made from raw milk?
I think I read something saying that they don't know for sure.
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The FDA says that they don't know yet and don't recommend eating it.
Because of the limited information available about the possible transmission of H5N1 virus via raw milk, the FDA continues to recommend that industry does not manufacture or sell raw milk or raw milk products, including raw milk cheese, made with milk from cows showing symptoms of illness, including those infected with avian influenza viruses or exposed to those infected with avian influenza viruses.
Cheese made from raw milk is a great way to get all sorts of fun diseases like listeriosis.
The cheese making process is also unlikely to kill then virus but the aging process likely will.
Are you really gonna chance it?
I usually do. Lots of cheese is made from raw milk. Camembert, Emmentaler, Roquefort, Parmigiano and many more.
Of course I do wonder now.
Cheese from raw milk is already "not recommended" in my country for a number of people like immuncompromized, pregnant, etc. Basically, it is already known to be risky because of other sources of infection, H5N1 is just another "+1" for the pool of problems.