{"id":8337,"date":"2024-12-17T15:52:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=8337"},"modified":"2024-12-17T15:52:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:52:50","slug":"stanford-study-reveals-flu-virus-remains-infectious-in-refrigerated-raw-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2024\/12\/17\/stanford-study-reveals-flu-virus-remains-infectious-in-refrigerated-raw-milk\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanford study reveals flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new Stanford study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu \u2013 a different subtype of the same influenza virus \u2013 in dairy cattle have raised concerns about the potential for a new pandemic.\">Stanford University<\/a> Raw milk, hailed by some as a natural and nutritious alternative to pasteurized dairy, may come with hidden dangers, according to a new Stanford University study. The research,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.estlett.4c00971\">published<\/a>&nbsp;Dec. 12 in&nbsp;<em>Environmental Science &amp; Technology Letters&nbsp;<\/em>reveals that influenza or flu virus can remain infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cattle have raised concerns about the potential for a new pandemic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis work highlights the potential risk of avian influenza transmission through consumption of raw milk and the importance of milk pasteurization,\u201d said study senior author\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.stanford.edu\/alexandria-boehm\">Alexandria Boehm<\/a>, the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor of Environmental Studies in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.stanford.edu\/\">Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.stanford.edu\/\">Stanford School of Engineering<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/stories\/2024\/12\/stanford-study-reveals-flu-virus-remains-infectious-in-refrigerated-raw-milk\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"mkJ gL \"><!-- mkJ gL  --><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stanford University Raw milk, hailed by some as a natural and nutritious alternative to pasteurized dairy, may come with hidden dangers, according to a new Stanford University study. The research,&nbsp;published&nbsp;Dec. 12 in&nbsp;Environmental Science &amp; Technology Letters&nbsp;reveals that influenza or flu virus can remain infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days. 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