A newborn has actually passed away in New Mexico from a Listeria infection that specify health authorities state was most likely contracted from raw (unpasteurized) milk that the infant’s mom consumed throughout pregnancy.

In a press release Tuesday, authorities cautioned individuals not to take in any raw dairy, highlighting that it can be bristling with a range of pathogens. Those bacteria are particularly harmful to pregnant females, along with children, the senior, and individuals with weakened body immune systems.

“Raw milk can consist of various disease-causing bacteria, consisting of Listeriawhich is germs that can trigger miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm birth, or deadly infection in babies, even if the mom is just slightly ill,” the New Mexico Department of Health stated in journalism release.

The health department kept in mind that it might not definitively connect the infant’s death to the raw milk the mom consumed. Raw milk is well-known for sending Listeria monocytogenes germs. The Food and Drug Administration has a “Food Safety for Moms-to-Be” web page about Listeriain which it postures the concern and response: “How could I get listeriosis? You can get listeriosis by consuming raw, unpasteurized milk and unpasteurized milk items …”

Listeria is a specific risk throughout pregnancy. When exposed, pregnant individuals are 10 times most likely to establish a Listeria infection than other healthy grownups since transformed immune actions throughout pregnancy make it more difficult to eliminate off infections. Even more, Listeria is among a couple of pathogens that have the ability to cross the placental barrier and contaminate an establishing fetus.