Raw milk is delicious but deadly. RFKennedy Jr.

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27. BIRD FLU.

I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned.

As bird flu outbreak expands in California, dairy farms report it’s worse than they expected

CNN, Oct. 8th
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/health/bird-flu-california-dairy-farms/index.html?origin=serp_auto

Current risk to the U.S. public from A(H5N1) viruses is low; however, persons exposed to infected animals or contaminated materials, including raw cow’s milk, are at higher risk and should take precautions and self-monitor for illness.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7321e1.htm (Emphasis added )

Oct 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu, a significant expansion of the agency's efforts to stifle the rapid spread of the virus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters.
The move comes after livestock and veterinary groups pushed the USDA to strengthen its current surveillance approach, calling it inadequate to contain the virus, according to state records and industry documents reviewed by Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-begin-bulk-milk-testing-bird-flu-after-push-industry-2024-10-30/?origin=serp_auto

Currently, H1N1 is not a big risk to humans per se, but left unchecked, could become a big threat.

And from today:
"H5N1 bird flu identified in pig for first time in United States"

H5N1 is a type of influenza that’s rare in humans but is highly contagious and deadly in several species of animals, including poultry and dairy cattle, raising fears that it could mutate and become a virus that preys on people, too.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/30/health/bird-flu-pig-oregon/index.html?origin=serp_auto

Pigs are used for medical research because of similarities with human organs, especially lungs. Besides increasing costs of food in the US, the potentials for mutation -- in an absence or reduction of monitoring -- should terrify anyone who cares about public health.