Recent press reports suggest links between bagged compost and legionnaires' disease, as calls are made for better warning labels. An article in the current issue of Eurosurveillance points to three cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Scotland between 2008-2009, caused by a particular strain, … [Read more...]
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