Mass. health officials suspect human case of brucellosis
January 21, 2012
http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyl...brucellosis/HCSdRy7VvXW3gUbHD7O2gL/story.html
A man who drank raw milk produced at a Western Massachusetts dairy
farm is suspected of being infected with brucellosis, state officials
said today, 20 Jan 2012, raising concerns about the emergence of a
germ that has not been seen in livestock here in at least 2 decades.
Brucellosis is an infectious disease passed primarily between animals,
but it can be acquired by humans through the consumption of raw milk.
Officials from the state Department of Public Health said they are
investigating Twin Rivers Farm in Ashley Falls as the possible source
of the infection, because the infected man purchased raw milk there.
The dairy sells raw milk only at the facility, not in retail stores,
and officials urged anyone who bought raw milk there to discard it.
The owners of Twin Rivers Farm could not be reached for comment. Raw
milk is not pasteurized, a process that heats food to kill bacteria.
Health officials stressed that pasteurized milk is safe to drink.
January 21, 2012
http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyl...brucellosis/HCSdRy7VvXW3gUbHD7O2gL/story.html
A man who drank raw milk produced at a Western Massachusetts dairy
farm is suspected of being infected with brucellosis, state officials
said today, 20 Jan 2012, raising concerns about the emergence of a
germ that has not been seen in livestock here in at least 2 decades.
Brucellosis is an infectious disease passed primarily between animals,
but it can be acquired by humans through the consumption of raw milk.
Officials from the state Department of Public Health said they are
investigating Twin Rivers Farm in Ashley Falls as the possible source
of the infection, because the infected man purchased raw milk there.
The dairy sells raw milk only at the facility, not in retail stores,
and officials urged anyone who bought raw milk there to discard it.
The owners of Twin Rivers Farm could not be reached for comment. Raw
milk is not pasteurized, a process that heats food to kill bacteria.
Health officials stressed that pasteurized milk is safe to drink.
