“On average European banknotes contain 26,000 bacteria while sterling has 18,200, sufficient for passing on infection. With banknotes passing between so many individuals there is merit in a wider study tracking the spread of resistant strains through movement of banknotes globally.”
Dirty money
Money is one of the most frequently passed items in the world and bacteria are not the only organisms found on money. Fungal contamination of money is also common. Some of these are potentially creating disease in humans.
On a daily basis, millions of bacteria are transferred from person to person via the handling of money.
Due to the frequent cross-boarder transfer of money during travel or currency like the Euro,used in multiple countries, the risk is also economic.
Safe-to-Touch kills micro-organisms commonly associated with banknotes including Staphylococcus aureus, α-haemolytic Streptococcus, E. coli, Salmonella.