Canadian scientists launch early warning system to spot traces of H5N1 bird flu in milk

The newly-launched Pan-Canadian Milk Network is conducting ongoing tests of the Canadian milk supply in an effort to spot any fragments of the H5N1 virus in case any dairy cows become infected here amid an unprecedented outbreak of bird flu in herds across the U.S.

Canadian scientists launch early warning system to spot traces of H5N1 bird flu in milk
Members of a new Pan-Canadian Milk Network hold up milk samples inside a Winnipeg lab.

The newly-launched Pan-Canadian Milk Network is conducting ongoing tests of the Canadian milk supply in an effort to spot any fragments of the H5N1 virus in case any dairy cows become infected here amid an unprecedented outbreak of bird flu in herds across the U.S.