Every infectious disease expert advised against letting you or your pet consume raw milk, because bird flu virus has been detected in it. But feel free to keep drinking pasteurized milk. By heating milk to a specific temperature over time, pasteurized milk kills potential viruses like H5N1 and continues to be safe to drink.

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers exposed to bird flu died after being infected with the virus last year.

As the bird flu outbreak continues to spread among poultry, cows and people, experts discuss the possible need for a bird flu vaccine and if we already have one.