H5N1 has decimated wild mammal populations and has a case fatality rate of over 50% in humans (https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/wpro---documents/emergency/surveillance/avian-influenza/ai_20241025.pdf)

from the article: "As of Friday, 402 dairy herds in California had tested positive for bird flu – the largest outbreak in the US since the virus started spreading among cattle late last year.

At least 27 people have tested positive for H5N1 in the state, mainly dairy workers, although just days ago a child in California tested positive for the virus for the first time in US history with no known exposure to sick cattle.

Whilst pasteurised milk undergoes a rigorous heating process that kills bacteria and viruses such as H5N1, the raw variety can lead to a number of serious health risks, including infections like salmonella, E. coli, brucella, campylobacter and listeria.

For this reason US health agencies have long-since warned of the dangers of consuming raw milk. But a number of public figures – including incoming US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr (RFK) – continue to promote its consumption."