WHO detects H5N1 bird flu virus in milk from cattle in the US

Zhang Wenqing, leader of the WHO global prevention program, has stressed the importance of maintaining rigorous food safety practices. Specifically, the official has recommended the exclusive consumption of dairy products that have been pasteurized, to minimize any potential health risk. The H5N1 virus, known for its high lethality, was identified for the first time in an employee of a dairy farm in Texas on April 1. This incident has launched a series of analyzes by the WHO in collaboration with the World Organization for Animal Health (WHOA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). These organizations are reassessing the virus situation to better understand its transmission routes and potential evolution. Recent cases suggest that the virus has not only been transmitted from birds to mammals, but also between mammals, indicating new, previously unknown routes of infection. Although transmission of bird flu to humans remains rare, the WHO is not ...