The health authorities of California They confirmed this Sunday that they have detected the H5N1 avian flu virus in a sample of raw milk sold to the publicaccording to the newspaper Los Angeles Times.
The milk sample belongs to producer Raw Farm, which has issued a voluntary recall of all products packaged on November 9 and with an expiration date of November 27.
According to the Los Angeles newspaper, so far there have been no reports of illnesses associated with contaminated milk.
Raw Farm, the largest producer and retailer of raw milk in California, has sampled its dairy products as a control after bird flu was detected in cows at several farms across the country.
The announcement comes two days after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a case of bird flu in a child in the state of Californiawhich marked the first infection of a minor registered in the country.
The child, whose age was not reported, is recovering from the disease, the government reported.
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) conducted an investigation into the possible source of the child’s exposure to H5N1, but so far it has not been identified.
All members of the minor’s household reported having symptoms, so samples were collected from each one, which tested negative for avian flu.
“Contact tracing continues, but currently no evidence of spread from person to person of H5N1 bird flu from this child to others,” the CDC said in a statement.
In California, 29 people have tested positive for the virus, all but the child are workers who have had contact with infected patients.