Its principles Britain they start to move away Immigrants from the Bibby Stockholm floating detention center, because it was spotted Legionella bacterium in the water supply, which can cause Legionnaires’ disease.
As of Monday, migrants had begun being transferred to the three-story barge, which can accommodate about 500 people in more than 200 bedrooms, as part of a program to reduce the cost of supporting asylum seekers. More migrants were expected to arrive in the coming weeks.
Sky News reported that the bacteria was found in the water supply and those on the barge were evacuated as a precaution.
How is Legionnaires’ disease spread?
In total, there are 50 different Legionella species, of which 28 have been associated with disease in humans with Legionella pneumophila being the most common (18 serogroups, most commonly caused by serogroup 1 and serogroup 6), while there are two different clinical entities of the disease.
According to the ECDC, about 1,000 people usually get sick every year, while the EODY says that it is an acute bacterial respiratory infection, caused by bacteria of the Legionellae genus.
Transmission does not occur from person to person, but by airborne inhalation of the bacterium, when water that is contaminated is dispersed in the air in the form of droplets.
Here are possible sources of contamination:
- Cold-hot water supply systems (shower)
- Cooling towers of air conditioning systems
- Water storage tanks
- Hot springs
- Thermal springs
- Swimming pools (especially those where the water is warm and circulating)
- Fountains
- Humidifiers and breathing apparatus that operate on tap water
Source: News Beast
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