An employee of a Texas dairy herd has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, but a Wisconsin veterinarian says it does not pose a risk to human health.
Dr. Keith Poulson with the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory says the virus, which is fatal to birds and has recently caused some lactating dairy cows to go off-feed and produce less milk is rare in humans, and people should not be alarmed. “Pasteurized dairy products are safe.
