Two cases of WNS confirmed IN MY HOUSE!!
Posted: Mar 30, 2010 1:58 pm
It's true. WNS has appeared in my house. The first was an aging loaf of white bread that was contaminated with a white fungus that is a completely new species of the lethal green bread fungus. This loaf of bread was right next to a similarly infected loaf of French bread so obviously we have found the smoking gun.
Next case was in the coffee maker basket. The grounds were left in there for several days and the entire unit had to be decontaminated before use. I will never be able to carry this coffee maker caving again though.
The case of the infected coffee maker, however, raises concerns of possible human transmission. The bread is on one side of the kitchen, and the coffee maker is on the other side of the kitchen. The only logical way for it to have made such a large "jump" would have been if the spores would have been carried by a human from one side of the kitchen to the other.
It could not have been the cat, since the cat is not allowed on the counter, and I know that she does not get on the counter even if I am not around to fuss at her. She would never do that.
Until we get more information, please be advised that my kitchen is closed for all purposes until further notice. Researchers and biologists may enter, but only to cook meals for me.
Next case was in the coffee maker basket. The grounds were left in there for several days and the entire unit had to be decontaminated before use. I will never be able to carry this coffee maker caving again though.
The case of the infected coffee maker, however, raises concerns of possible human transmission. The bread is on one side of the kitchen, and the coffee maker is on the other side of the kitchen. The only logical way for it to have made such a large "jump" would have been if the spores would have been carried by a human from one side of the kitchen to the other.
It could not have been the cat, since the cat is not allowed on the counter, and I know that she does not get on the counter even if I am not around to fuss at her. She would never do that.
Until we get more information, please be advised that my kitchen is closed for all purposes until further notice. Researchers and biologists may enter, but only to cook meals for me.