Coxiella burnetii is common causative agent of Q fever in humans and animals. Although the main route of human infection is through inhalation of contaminated aerosols (dust), but oral transmission through contaminated raw milk and dairy products are also possible routes of infection. The aim of this study was to identify and determine the extent of contamination and prevalence of Coxiella burn...

Sales of raw or unpasteurized milk and milk products are still legal in at least 30 states in the United States. Raw milk and milk products from cows, goats, and sheep continue to be a source of bacterial infections attributable to a number of virulent pathogens, including Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella species, Brucella species, and Escherichia coli O157. These infect...

There continues to be considerable public debate on the possible benefits regarding the growing popularity of the consumption of raw milk. However, there are significant concerns by regulatory, or public health, organizations like the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because of risk of contracting milkborne illnesses if the raw milk is contaminated...

diarrhea is an important hygienic problem in under development countries. among pathogenic agents escherichia coli is the most etiologic agent of diarrhea in children below five years old. some e. coli strains produce cytotoxins that have cytopathic effect on vero cell and identified as verotoxin. this study performs for resolve frequency of vero toxigenic escherichia coli (vtec) in kerman city...

milk is considered a nutritious food because it contains several important nutrients including proteins and vitamins. conversely, it can be a vehicle for several pathogenic bacteria such as staphylococcus aureus. this study aimed to analyze the frequency of genes encoding the nine staphylococcal enterotoxins (ses) and enterotoxin gene profiles in s. aureus isolates derived from raw bovine milk....

background: milk is regarded as a unique source of food for all ages. when milk is exposed to various contaminants, including lead and cadmium, it is considered a risk to humans. the presence of some metal pollutants, especially cd and pb, facilitates their entry into the food chain and thus increases the possibility of their toxic effects on humans and animals. therefore, we decided to check l...

INTRODUCTION Listeria monocytogenes is of major significance in human and veterinary medicine. Most human Listeria infections are foodborne and the association of contaminated milk and dairy produce consumption with human listeriosis is noteworthy. In Ethiopia, there is limited data regarding the prevalence of L. monocytogenes in raw bovine milk and dairy products. The aim of this study was, th...

BACKGROUND Fragility fractures associated with osteoporosis extract a large financial and personal toll on society. Pharmaceutical or dietary calcium intake is needed to increase bone mineral density to prevent fragility fractures. Although dairy products are a good source of calcium, patients who are unable to digest lactose tend to avoid them and are put at a greater risk for fracture than th...