“The likelihood of having any problems with bird flu is infinitesimal. It’s just not a big risk. The bigger risk, frankly, is campylobacter and salmonella,” said Marler. “The government allows for salmonella-tainted products to be sold in the marketplace. I think that’s wrong, but it’s the way it is.”

No one has caught bird flu from eating turkey. That’s probably because bird flu makes chickens and turkeys deathly ill within days, so outbreaks at poultry farms are quickly detected and contained. “The chances of an H5N1-infected chicken or turkey getting into the food chain are very, very, very low,” said Webby.

The spread of H5N1 avian flu — which has killed millions of chickens, sickened hundreds of herds ofdairy cows and infected dozens of people in the United States — has prompted some to wonder whether eating turkey,

The bird flu virus continues to spread around the world, including in mammals like cows. Scientists are worried it could become a human virus.

As buyers deal with high prices in supermarkets, the cost for the Thanksgiving staple of turkey remains relatively stable. Here’s why.

You’re unlikely to contract bird flu from your Thanksgiving turkey — but the price tag might make you queasy. There were 55 reported cases of bird flu across seven states as of Wednesday, according to the U.