Expert sounds alarm after study finds popular travel item carries far more bacteria than expected
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A new study found that passports carry far more bacteria than shoes or phones do. Microbiology expert Primrose Freestone revealed why frequent handling increases buildup.
Wipe down high-touch personal items such as passports, phones and luggage handles before and after trips, experts advise. Kelly McGreal is a production assistant with the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
Researchers swabbed several common travel items, then incubated the samples to measure bacterial growth in colony-forming units (CFUs).
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