The China Post
Date: April 22, 2017
By: The China Post news staff with CNA

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Dairy cattle in Chiayi were confirmed this week to have been infected

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with bovine tuberculosis. Disease control authorities said Friday that there was a risk of cow-to-human transmission if a consumer drinks unsterilized milk, but that there was no cause for concern because all milk on the market must be sterilized.

Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞) said that the milk of cows infected by bovine tuberculosis do carry bacteria that can infect humans.

But all fresh milk products on the market are high-temperature sterilized, which kills the bacteria, Lo said.    [FULL  STORY]