In the latest study, published on Friday (May 24), it was found that unpasteurised milk - contaminated with bird-flu virus H5N1 - if fed to the mice, will make them sick and damage their organs.

Raw milk contaminated with bird-flu virus damaging multiple organs of mice: study

US health authorities reported another case of bird flu in a person on Wednesday (May 22), less than two months after the first case. This comes as the disease spreads widely among dairy cows.

Second human bird flu case linked to dairy cow outbreak reported in US

In a concerning case out of the US state of Texas, more than half of the cats at a dairy farm died after they drank raw milk from cows that tested positive for bird flu.

Bird flu in raw cow milk kills more than half of cats on Texas farm

In the last few days, reports regarding strains of bird flu found in milk have surfaced raising an alarm about how safe is milk for consumption. According to the tests run by the Food and Drug Administration, pasteurisation helps in removing bird flu strains from the milk.

Is unpasteurised, raw milk not safe amid increasing risk of bird flu? Experts say better stay away

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