The Infectivity of Milk and Meat in Rabies

To the Editov, The Indian Medical Gazette Sir,?Can you inform me through the columns of your journal whether the virus of rabies may be present in the meat of a cow or pig bitten by a rabid dog; if so, for what period, and whether such meat could be safely eaten? This question is constantly asked by patients and the public, and no definite views about it appear to prevail. A consultation with a veterinary surgeon has not improved my knowledge, and hence my request. Is it safe to drink the milk of a cow bitten by a rabid animal and to eat the eggs of a fowl similarly affected? I should be very grateful for an authoritative opinion on this subject.?Yours, etc.,