The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) has had to issue yet anotherwarningagainst pledge raw milk last week .

The reason   – 19 states are now on gamy alert for theBrucellastrain RB51 , a potentially pestilent bacteria link to unpasteurised dairy . The strain   is resistive to first - assembly line drug and its similarity   ( symptom - wise ) to the common common cold or flu can make it hard to diagnose .

This especial outbreak is connect to   new Milk River produced and pass on from Miller ’s Biodiversity Farm in Quarryville , Pennsylvania . as luck would have it , only one person   has been formally diagnose with Bang’s disease but officials have warn that tender milk drinkers across at least 19 state , including Minnesota , Mississippi , and Calfornia , may be affect .

The monition follow an investigation into raw milk sold by   Miller ’s Biodiversity Farm , which began after a New York resident contractedbrucellosisin November 2018 .   RB51 was detected in Milk River samples from the farm and a cow that tested prescribed for the strain has since been separate from the milking ruck .

Anyone who has consume naked as a jaybird Milk River ( or raw milk product ) from the farm since 2016 may have been exposed and should speak to a medical professional , the CDCadvises . They also urge disposing of any product that have been leftover or put in .

So , what exactly is the deal with raw Milk River andBrucella ?

natural Milk River has become a style among the health - witting , constitutive clan , considered more " innate " or " real " than pasteurise ( heat - handle ) alternative . harmonise to sore milk advocates , it contains more nutrient , probiotic , and look than   the standard nursing bottle of Milk River you might buy from a supermarket shelf . Some even go so far as to claim pasteurized milk has been linked to allergic reaction ,   osteoporosis , arthritis , heart disease , growth problems , and cancer .

But agree to theUS Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) , pasteurization doesnotreduce milk ’s nutritional economic value nor does it make lactose intolerance   and allergies . ( If you are naturally raw to Milk River proteins , milk will pretend youwhateverform it occur in . ) Or , as one2015 reviewon the pro and bunco of tender Milk River assign it : " There is no evidence that bare-assed milk has any inherent health or nutritionary benefits , those medium claims were shown to be myth . "

There are , however , danger . Milk is heat - treated for a understanding . It kills a salmagundi of filthy and lifespan - threatening pathogen , includingSalmonella , E. coli , Listeria , andCampylobacter . It also destroys being responsible for diseases like   typhoid fever , T.B. , diphtheria , Q fever   – and brucellosis . There is , in sum , a intellect it has been adopted by mainstream producers since being developed by   Louis Pasteur in 1864 .

But now , thanks to the vogue for peeled Milk River , example of preventable diseases likelisteriosisand food poisoning are increasing .

agree to theCDC , unpasteurized ( or raw ) Milk River and cheese is consumed by just 3.2 per centum and 1.6 pct of the population respectively . Yet , they are responsible for for 96 percent of illnesses triggered by contaminate dairy product . That is 849 times more illness and 45 time more hospitalization than dairy that has kick the bucket through the commend pasteurization process .

RB51 is in reality a weakened strain that is transmitted to cows via a vaccinum to protect animals against strong strains of the bacteria . It can , however , pass into a cow ’s milk and , therefore , to humanity , causing contagious abortion .

Once break , symptoms may start anytime between five twenty-four hours to six months by and by and resemble the flu . Think :   sweats , loss of appetite , headache , fatigue , brawniness , and joint pain . If leave untreated , it can develop into something more serious , including   arthritis , heart job , enlargement of the irascibility or liver , and even meningitis .

Because of this , the CDCis propose consumer to " look for the word ' pasteurise ' on production labels . "