Aircraft ventilation linked to TB scare

A LIMERICK holiday- maker may have contracted TB from contaminated air in the plane that took her to a sun destination.

A GP said yesterday that while he could not prove a link, he was satisfied that the main suspect was contaminated aircraft ventilation.

A spokesman for the HSE Mid-West confirmed that doctors are reporting an upsurge in chest and respiratory infections which may be linked to “stale” recycled aircraft ventilation systems.