A bacteria found in adults females that can be passed on to newborns and cause life threatening infections are now being linked to frequent contact with cows. Gbs is a bacteria that leads to infections and is found in the breast of cows and is now found in 36 percent of pregnant women in their digestive or genital tracts. The infection affects only 1 in every 2,000 babies and there is a prenatal test that can identify it early on. Researchers conducted a study on 68 families and their live stock, and one of the couples can back with the exact same Gbs strains as their cows.
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