Greger made a pretty good series on this recently:
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-bovine-leukemia-virus-in-milk-infectious
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-role-of-bovine-leukemia-virus-in-breast-cancer/
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/industry-response-to-bovine-leukemia-virus-in-breast-cancer
Apparently nearly half of one test group had been exposed.
Unfortunately, as a retrovirus, once it's in you it's probably there to stay.
In this case "go vegan" is more of a preventative measure to avoid future exposure from milk or meat.
It's just another indication that, from a perspective of viral pathology, it's just not a good idea to eat excretions or pieces of our close relatives like that. Plants and fungi are far safer.
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