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Council investigation follows sickness outbreak in all staff in Argyll fish farm processing
Posted on October 26, 2012 by newsroom
All 37 staff working in the fish processing section of the Scottish Sea Farms? site at South Shian in Loch Creran, north of the Connel Bridge near Oban, have been experiencing flu-like symptoms with severe vomiting, coughing and ?tight? chests in an illness which seems to have a duration of around three weeks.
Argyll and Bute Council has sent in inspectors to try to identify the source of the outbreak but so far there is no indication of cause.
The concern is that the cause might be connected with the toxic chemicals used to protect the farmed salmon against disease and prevalent infestations with sea lice; and to disinfect and anti-foul the salmon cages.
Doctors are said to have informed the fish farm that this may be a public health issue...
Council investigation follows sickness outbreak in all staff in Argyll fish farm processing
Posted on October 26, 2012 by newsroom
All 37 staff working in the fish processing section of the Scottish Sea Farms? site at South Shian in Loch Creran, north of the Connel Bridge near Oban, have been experiencing flu-like symptoms with severe vomiting, coughing and ?tight? chests in an illness which seems to have a duration of around three weeks.
Argyll and Bute Council has sent in inspectors to try to identify the source of the outbreak but so far there is no indication of cause.
The concern is that the cause might be connected with the toxic chemicals used to protect the farmed salmon against disease and prevalent infestations with sea lice; and to disinfect and anti-foul the salmon cages.
Doctors are said to have informed the fish farm that this may be a public health issue...