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Unpasteurized Milk & TB

• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6S-4GR33P6-2&_user=659639&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000035878&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=659639&md5=06b3b4749ed776b332ba319c70b79c01
  • "The procedure demonstrated the presence of the TBC mpb70 gene in 36/50 (72%) of Albanian milk samples tested."
  • "Moreover, consumption increasing of traditional and home-made cheese, often made of raw milk, may represent a serious sanitary risk."
• http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/4/health/Europe/Albania.html
  • "Brucellosis and tuberculosis are present in Albanian dairy cattle. Unpasteurised milk and homemade cheese should be avoided; however, in cafes and restaurants the milk is always UHT, and therefore safe."
• http://www.cdc.gov/MMWR/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5424a4.htm
  • "In industrialized nations, human TB caused by M. bovis is rare because of milk pasteurization and culling of infected cattle herds (1)."
  • "Preliminary findings indicate that fresh cheese (e.g., queso fresco) brought to NYC from Mexico was a likely source of infection."
  • "All persons should avoid consuming products from unpasteurized cow's milk†."
  • "New York and surrounding states are accredited as TB free for M. bovis in cattle§. Cow's milk products approved for sale in New York state are pasteurized with a few regulated exceptions¶. In contrast, a previous study determined that 17% of cattle sampled at meat-processing plants in Mexico were infected with M. bovis (10). An estimated 20% of cow's milk in Mexico destined for production of fresh cheese and similar products is not pasteurized."
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium_bovis
  • cattle are randomly tested for the disease and immediately destroyed if infected. However, in areas of the developing world where pasteurisation is not routine, M. bovis is a relatively common cause of human tuberculosis.