On 29/05/2012 11:19, Pendrag0n wrote:
I suspect this go on in England a lot more but given the useless GPs
we seem to have in abundance these days it probably remnains
undiagnosed. So if you're going to catch anything do it in Oz or
Scotland.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18206191


Gardeners told 'wash off compost'By Eleanor Bradford

BBC Scotland Health Correspondent

Gardening is a healthy hobby but there are risks, says Dr Donaghy
Gardeners are being warned to wash their hands after using compost
following a series of Legionella cases in Scotland over the past five
years.

And how exactly is that supposed to prevent the spread of a lung disease
that is carried by airborne aerosols?

"We've got no evidence it's anything to do with the compost so we
think it's more to do with being better at picking it up."

Like all forms of Legionnaire's disease, longbeachae is transmitted
via very small droplets of water in the air.

All those who have contracted the illness so far were very keen
gardeners, using different brands of compost.

If the threat was from salmonella or anthrax then their advice would
make sense. Odd that the new growing media have this problem...

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Martin Brown