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@Malibu
Seems such a shame after so much progress has been made in commuter cycling**!!
Commuting by bicycle promotes the spread of head lice in the workplace.**
The University of Netherlands has completed a research program where it monitored twenty five workplaces that had a large proportion of employees that cycled to work. Their findings showed that the prevalence of head lice, or louse, infections among all employees was 28% higher than other employee groups where cycling was not the main method of transport. The researchers, led by Professor Arthur de Boer, were at pains to point out that although head louse infection is an infectious disease many of the problems associated with the infection are due to society's reaction to it rather than the organism itself. Their research does show a loss of productivity due to workers needing to take time off to treat their infestations.................
http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/profiles/blogs/commuting-by-bicycle-promotes