REVEALED: The foods that HAVE tested positive for bird flu - as vet says virus ... trends now
Health officials have added two new foods to the list of items that have tested positive for bird flu.
Cottage cheese and sour cream, as well as one in five grocery store milks, have all tested positive for particles of H5N1 in recent days.
But ground beef, infant formula and powdered milk have all tested negative — in a hopeful sign for mothers and meat lovers.
The FDA said, however, that the virus detected in the products was 'inactive', or dead, meaning it did not pose a risk of infecting humans.
It comes as veterinarians warn more people on farms have likely been infected with the virus after hearing reports of sick workers on cattle ranches recording outbreaks.
A tick indicates foods that have tested positive for bird flu, while a cross indicates those that have been tested for bird flu but were not found to contain the virus
Dr Barb Petersen, who works in the Texas panhandle at the center of the outbreak, said that on almost every farm with sick animals she had visited there had also been sick people.
'It was just a surprise,' she told Fortune, 'I was just a little bit [in] disbelief.
'We were actively checking on humans. I had people who never missed work, miss work.'
Her words echo those of other veterinarians, including one in Wisconsin — who said they'd also heard reports of sick people on infected farms.
Only one person has tested positive for the virus this year — a farm worker who was in close contact with infected cattle. The CDC has tested 25 others, who were all negative, and says about 100 people are under monitoring.
The above map shows states that have reported bird flu infections in cattle herds
The FDA did not reveal the brands of foods it had tested and found to contain the bird flu virus.
But it did say the statement was based on 297 dairy or
