UK experts say flood water poses low health risk

According to a news update from the BBC, experts say fears that dirty water from Britain's floods could trigger a health crisis are largely unfounded. They say that although flood water may contain dangerous bacteria like cholera from mixing with raw human sewage, it is unlikely to trigger disease outbreaks...

July 27, 2007

LONDON, July 26, 2007 -- According to a news update from the BBC, experts say fears that dirty water from Britain's floods could trigger a health crisis are largely unfounded. They say that although flood water may contain dangerous bacteria like cholera from mixing with raw human sewage, it is unlikely to trigger disease outbreaks...

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