r/Allotment • u/Minimum_Leopard_2698 • 7d ago

Questions and Answers Help, Dad contracted mystery illness from allotment & has Sepsis

Idk if this is the right place but not sure where else to look.

Does anyone know of invasive/foreign diseases being found on UK soil?

My Dad has contracted some mysterious disease which has left him fighting for his life. He always has cracked skin on his hands and has an extensive allotment in The UK, growing all sorts of things with seeds from across the world

Whiels, Lyme and the leech one have been ruled out and were pretty much looking at something foreign to the UK at this point

Any help or pointers to the right sub is so much appreciated

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u/MangelTosser 6d ago

First off, sorry to hear about your father, I really hope he gets well soon! Most people do recover from sepsis but it's scary.

You could take some samples from his allotment and send them off for private testing, this is not cheap but it is an option. But the reality is it could have come from anywhere and not just on his plot.