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Can milk from a rabid animal contain rabies virus?

April 26, 2017Animal contain milk rabid rabies virus

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Can milk from a rabid animal contain rabies virus?

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In theory, it is possible for rabies virus to be transmitted via milk, but there are no published studies that have demonstrated the presence of rabies virus in cows’ milk. In addition, no human or animal has ever been reported to develop rabies as a result of drinking milk from a rabid animal.