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From: "Theola Walden Baker" <[log in to unmask]>
> BLV is *not known* to be transmissible to humans.  This doesn't mean that
it
> may not be.  (Transmissibility theories are occasionally invalidated by
> actual cases, however few there may be.  Sometimes, things aren't
"supposed"
> to happen, but they do.)  And it is said that pasteurization kills BLV and
a
> public health risk is *doubtful.*  Good thing, because it is known that
89%

Theola, this is a great post, thanks!

I didn't know that viruses could be "killed" through pasteurization.

--Richard