This section of the website is intended for use by media professionals, and offers key statistics, scientific studies and background information on infectious disease and the importance of home hygiene.
Professor John Oxford on Sky News, 7th June 2011
Professor John Oxford on WebTV, 7th June 2011
Dr Xuhui Zhong on Chinese infomercial, 2011
Dr Lynn McIntyre of the Canadian Public Health Association, 2011
The truth about germs fact sheet
Mould in the home fact sheet
Hygiene hypothesis backgrounder
Glossary of terms
Hygiene hypothesis
Cross contamination
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