USDA will test ground beef for H5N1 avian influenza viruses.
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USDA will test ground beef for H5N1 avian influenza viruses.
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USDA says it is testing beef for H5N1 bird flu virus

Food safety officials say they are testing beef, including ground beef from grocery stores, for the presence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s spreading in dairy cattle.