Microbial laden mobile phones from international conference attendees pose potential risks to public health and biosecurity

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Infection, Disease & Health, September 2024

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Germs on travellers' phones present a biosecurity risk

Labonline, 28 Oct 2024

Knowledge and ideas circulate freely at international conferences — but so do germs carried from abroad on mobile phones.

Doctors had their phones checked at a Sydney conference. The results were filthy

Brisbane Times, 08 Oct 2024

Molecular geneticist Dr Lotti Tajouri sterilises his phone five times a day, and he won’t be stopping any time soon, given…

News story from Western Australia Today on Tuesday 08 October 2024

Western Australia Today, 08 Oct 2024

News story from The Age on Tuesday 08 October 2024

The Age, 08 Oct 2024

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