Cooking burgers – with high levels of an H5N1 bird flu virus surrogate – to 63 deg C to 71 deg C keeps them safe for consumers, said the USDA.
In the cooking experiment, which was intended to further assure consumers of the safety of US ground beef, hamburgers cooked to 48 deg C – or rare – showed the virus surrogate was present at reduced levels, the USDA said. The US has confirmed bird flu in dairy cattle in nine states since late March. Older dairy cattle are often processed into ground beef.
Dr Shah said the wastewater data in concert with the milk findings “suggest that there may be herds that are harbouring H5N1 but have not yet tested positive”.
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