Israelis warned to avoid unpasteurized milk on mouth lesions

Unpasteurized goat milk should not be applied to ulcers of the mouth because of the risk of pathogens such as E. coli, listeria, and brucella.

So says the Israeli Ministry of Health in warning residents to avoid the practice “even if they only gargle the milk without swallowing or only spread it on wounds.”Mouth-Ulcers-Due-To-Diabetes

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