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The risk of contracting leptospirosis in the UK is so low you don't need to take drastic measures to avoid the condition.Leptospirosis is rare in the UK, with less than 40 cases reported in England and Wales every year. Many cases originate overseas and the condition is rarely fatal.Source: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Leptospirosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
They completely stripped my sweetcorn last year except ones with a narrow plastic bottles. The wider ones were no challenge to them.
I do agree that we need to be aware of Weil's disease. But considering the numbers of rats and other carriers it is still very rare.QuoteThe risk of contracting leptospirosis in the UK is so low you don't need to take drastic measures to avoid the condition.Leptospirosis is rare in the UK, with less than 40 cases reported in England and Wales every year. Many cases originate overseas and the condition is rarely fatal.Source: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Leptospirosis/Pages/Introduction.aspxThough this advice would not be very good for the Olympic rower who died of it having been rowing in Linconshire. I also worked with someone who got it working down a drain.
I am into plastic bottles big time! I put a bottle over each cob. The bottle is cut off the bottle and the tops are not needed. It needs to be quite well fitting, so I found that the 1ltr size works well but with a 2 ltr bottle the rats can still get at the corn. I also packed a small ring of newspaper round the large end as well.