Live traces of H5N1 bird flu have been found in batches of raw milk sold at retail stores across California, state regulators said on Sunday.

California health officials warned the public to avoid drinking one batch of whole raw milk from Raw Farm LLC, which has issued a voluntary recall.

The California Department of Public Health warned consumers on Sunday to avoid consuming any from the same lot of raw milk.

Health officials in California are alerting consumers of a voluntary recall of a batch of cream top, whole milk that was produced by Raw Farms, LLC, in Fresno County after bird flu was detected in a sample.

State health officials confirmed Sunday that H5N1 bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy. The sample was collected by officials with the Santa Clara County public health office.

The bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from a California-based dairy farm as cases continue to rise across the state, health officials announced. The contaminated sample came from Fresno-based Raw Farm,