'Playing Russian roulette with your health': Officials warn that social media trend of consuming raw milk will not protect you from bird flu

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People shouldn't drink raw milk in an attempt to gain immunity from bird flu, health experts have warned. 

These warnings follow news that a bird flu subtype called H5N1 was found in cattle herds across the U.S. and reports that the virus has been detected in unpasteurized, or raw, milk samples collected from sick cows.