5.1.3.4. Can rabies be transmitted through food (i.e. by eating milk or meat)?

Rabies virus is killed by heating, therefore eating pasteurized milk or cooked meat (including dog meat) is not an exposure. However, drinking unpasteurized milk from a rabid cow/goat is considered an exposure.




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