Although some fans claim there are nutritional benefits to drinking raw milk, health experts say any purported benefits do not outweigh the associated risks.

A California child with a suspected bird flu infection drank raw milk before getting sick, local health officials said. A Marin County child last month presented to a local emergency department with fever and vomiting after drinking raw milk,

US health officials have reported that the strain of bird flu detected in a California child is similar to the strain spreading through livestock. However, the patient had no known exposure to infected animals.