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        "id": 2057171,
        "msgid": "never-process-meat-from-animals-that-die-suddenly-the-health-risks-1793083930",
        "date": "2026-10-27 12:55:45",
        "title": "Never Process Meat from Animals That Die Suddenly: The Health Risks",
        "author": "Qommarria Rostanti",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Four residents of Gunungkidul Regency tested positive for anthrax after eating meat from a sick goat that died suddenly. A veterinary expert warns that meat and offal from animals suspected of anthrax must not be consumed, as cooking may not neutralise the spores and contaminated products can transmit the disease to humans.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 Four residents of Gunungkidul Regency were reported to have\ntested positive for anthrax after eating meat from a sick goat that died\nsuddenly some time ago. The practice, known as <em>mbrandu<\/em> or\n<em>porak<\/em>, is a local tradition in which people buy livestock that\nis ill or has died to help ease the owner\u2019s burden.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the incident, veterinarian and IPB University lecturer\nDr Denny Widaya Lukman said livestock or other animals infected with\nanthrax must not be slaughtered for their meat. Their meat and offal\nmust not be eaten either, as they could transmit the disease to\nhumans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeat from an animal that is ill and dies suddenly must not be\nconsidered safe to eat, even if it has been cooked,\u201d he said in a\nwritten statement last week.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that heating or cooking meat containing anthrax spores\ncannot guarantee that the spores will be inactivated. Eating such meat\nis dangerous because anthrax is caused by the bacterium <em>Bacillus\nanthracis<\/em>, which can form spores as a means of protecting itself\nwhen environmental conditions are unsuitable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInside an animal or human body, the bacteria exist as infectious\nvegetative cells because of the anaerobic conditions. Outside an animal\nor human body, they exist as spores,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Denny said anthrax spores can survive in the environment and soil\nfor decades. Areas that have previously experienced anthrax cases\ntherefore require particular attention to prevent further\ntransmission.<\/p>\n<p>One route of transmission from infected cattle or other ruminants is\nthrough consuming meat or milk contaminated with the bacterium. The meat\nand offal of animals with anthrax can contain vegetative bacterial cells\nthat may cause disease in humans.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/never-process-meat-from-animals-that-die-suddenly-the-health-risks-1793083930",
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