Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk to public health, according to a new study from researchers at Cornell University that was funded by the US Food and Drug Administration.

New research shows it can harbor the infectious bird flu virus for months. "There is a risk of infection," lead study author Dr. Diego Diel, an associate professor at Cornell University, told CNN. "It obviously depends on the dose,

A new study finds that A H5N1, which is the bird flu virus can stay active in aged milk and its products. Read on to know more about it.

In a nutshell Despite the FDA finding H5N1 bird flu virus in raw milk samples, 44% of Americans don’t know that raw milk is less safe than pasteurized milk. Only 17% of U.S. adults correctly know that bird flu has been detected exclusively in raw milk,

A scientist team also determined a possible timeframe for how long it can survive. Here are a few types to watch out for.