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H5N1 Milk Detection Study

NCT06850298 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-04-15

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether drinking pasteurized milk (milk heated to kill harmful germs) that contains inactive particles of a flu virus called A(H5) could lead to the detection of the virus in the nose or throat. Inactive particles are not capable of causing disease. The results will help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) better understand how milk consumption could affect flu surveillance. Investigators also want to see if the body produces antibodies in response to this milk consumption.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Pasteurized milk contaminated with killed A(H5) virus

Milk to be used in the study will be obtained from the CDC. Pasteurized commercial milk likely to contain detectable A(H5N1) particles will be obtained from a source such as a recently affected dairy farm. The CDC Influenza Division laboratory (Viral, Surveillance, and Diagnosis Branch) will test the milk to confirm the presence of viral A(H5) RNA using a protocol developed and validated by the US FDA Agricultural Research Service. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has indicated that the consumption of commercial pasteurized dairy products in the US is safe.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    collaborator NIH

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Graciaa, MD, MPH, MSc · Emory University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-09
Primary Completion
2026-11-30
Completion
2026-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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