Summer poisoners

1997/10/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Nekazaritza
• Klima
• Ingurumena

The sargori of this summer has not yet shown all his conclusions. According to the researchers, in the UK will occur many cases of poison caused by farm animals before the end of the year, almost all related to hot weather.

The research team of the cleaning conditions of farms and rural houses has transferred to the Public Health Laboratory that the situation is really worrying. As can be read in the report issued, due to the poor cleanliness of the farms, many bacteria find every year a great opportunity of development, rising from the summer.

The situation of this year is still more serious, with an average temperature of 5 °C higher in the summer months. According to the data obtained, when the temperature rises a degree, the probability of poisoning increases by 7%; when last year the animals of the farms were poisoned in the UK 83,000 people, this year 30,000 new cases are expected. The most frequent poisonings are those caused by Salmonella and Campylobacter, who are responsible for 80% of the cases.