Making the Invisible Visible: Using Glo Germ to Study Livestock Biosecurity

Imagine you’ve caught the flu virus. You sneeze into a tissue, doing your best to follow recommended hygiene protocols. Still, tiny droplets and particles of the virus land on your hands. You know you should wash them immediately, but on the way to the sink you grab a glass of water, switch on the hall light, open the bathroom door and adjust the tap unknowingly leaving behind an invisible trail of contamination.