New Delhi: Dustbins which are only emptied once a fortnight have been found to harbour bugs from the same family of bacteria that ravaged Europe during the Black Death, reports the Daily Mail.
A study reveals that rotten left-over in a bin tested positive for a string of potentially deadly bacteria, including bugs from the yersinia family.
In the Middle Ages one particular strain - yersinia pestis - caused the devastating plague which killed 75 million people in just three-years.
Results from the study by researchers at one of the world's leading waste management centres showed that bins could be a breeding ground for a host of bacteria associated with some of the most devastating stomach bugs including salmonella, e.coli, legionella, clostridium and deadly listeria.
Rotting food also proved a fertile breeding ground for flies. It also found that the risk to human health became an issue when the householder did not use bin bags or when bags split, exposing contents to vermin, such as rats, and flies.
With excerpts from The Daily Mail
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