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.

One of the wildlife research leaders for MassWildlife says the recent bird flu outbreak in Canada Geese, swans, owls, and other birds appears to have peaked in the state.

With so much H5N1 circulating in the U.S., scientists worry we are a few mutations away from a potential human pandemic.

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