Re: Borrelia burgdorferi: another cause of foodborne illness?


Mockingbird wrote:
> Teletubby wrote:
> > so the whole world has been infected by lyme cows?
>
> There have been warning for a long time for hunters to avoid direct
> contact with potentially infected deer meat/venison because of this
> POSSIBILITY.
>
> However, because the bacteria is very unlikely to survive when exposed
> to the air, and because of the process of slaughtering cows, and
> processing beef before it comes to market virtually eliminates the
> possiblity of Lyme being transmitted from cows to humans.
>
> The risk is exposure to fresh killed infected animals--such as a deer
> hunter may have.
>
> Of course the bigger risk for deer hunters is that they come into
> contact with a deer which is crawling with ticks AND that they are in
> an areas endemic for ticks, lying in wait and traipsing through the
> woods, while hunting deer.
>
> That and the risk that they shoot one another or themselves which
> happens with surprising frequency.
>
> Most people with guns aren't smart enough to have guns.
>
> Including cops and hunters.

Now this is an interesting question. My guess is that in extreme
conditions Bb can perhaps go into cyst form and survive for ???
This will be a fun little task for us, I'll research into it.

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