US FDA/CFSAN - On The Safety of Raw Milk
(with a word about pasteurization)
May 12, 2005
Rivero et al (2004)
- In Argentina, where HUS is the most common cause of acute renal failure and the second highest cause of chronic renal failure and renal transplantation in children, it is reported that infections are a consequence of the consumption of undercooked meat, raw milk and other contaminated food and water.
- Argentina has the highest incidence of HUS in the world, reporting 420 new cases annually and an incidence of 12.2 cases per 100,000 children in the age group 0-5 years
- Rivero et al Medicina (B.Aires) 2004:64(4):352-6