Tubifex, freeeze drying

["Griffiths, Richard" <rgriffit@visa.com>]

There is some speculation, and supposedly studies done, to indicate that
infected worms are not made safe by freeze drying--at least to the human
element of parasites/'nasties' which impact humans. The actual 'tubivex'
worms that aquarists were so fond of, and confuse with other worms
today, do quite well near waste processing effluents & duck farms. Human
related parasites/'bugs' are easily transmited through that particular
host. Freeze drying apparently is not 100% effective.

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>From: 	crom@cris.com[SMTP:crom@cris.com]
>Sent: 	Friday, December 05, 1997 11:58 AM
>To: 	apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>Subject: 	Re: Fwd: tubifex
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>Does the process used in freeze-drying tubifex make them safe?
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