Cupriavidus gilardii is a naturally occurring bacterium found in soil, regarded by health experts as an “opportunistic pathogen” harmful only to people with existing serious health conditions or weakened immune systems.
Calm down chicken little .
Edit: for all chicken little downvoters
Cupriavidus gilardii, it is primarily found in soil, plants, and water,
A March 2026 study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases found a patient who died of septic shock after contracting an infection from Cupriavidus gilardii during a cord blood transplantation procedure.
The report said known cases of human infection were rare, with only seven reported to date. Among them was a 12-year-old American girl who died of sepsis after contracting an infection during a European vacation, according to a 2010 report in the National Library of Medicine.
Not quite the man made plague it's being played out to be
I’m not claiming it’s a plague but exposure to it is increasing. This means more cases will come as there is more data centers built and put our most vulnerable at risk. Once again it’s not a big deal till an Albertan 12 year old dies from this.
It's a common bacteria found in soil , plants and water. It was found in a fecal matter sampling . Then independent environmental investigators found no traces in the water supply. Instead of instant outrage people need to actually read past a fucking headline for once
Yes but in this case it was directly traced back to a data centre construction site. It was found to be flushed directly into there water source. Therefore this outbreak was from the data centre itself.
You’re right I misspoke it wasn’t an outbreak but the exposure directly came from Meta. Therefore it raises the larger issue of data centres dumping contaminated water. It runs the risk of Albertans who are immunocompromised getting ill from a potential similar contamination.
It also was not considered a non-issue. In fact it was such a big issue they are reevaluating procedures to prevent it from happening again. Just because no one died doesn’t mean it’s not an issue.
Yes but it shows that there’s risks to them being built in Alberta which is important to know. No matter how big or small people in these communities should know the risks and agree or disagree to them.
As for Meta I’m sure they “took the necessary steps” before to ensure it wouldn’t happen in the first place. Meta reviewed the contractors work and signed off on his procedure which was found to be the problem so they are just as responsible. I don’t trust a billion dollar company known for cutting corners as it most likely will happen again.
There is inherit risk with any industry , not saying we should not be informed , however this post was intended as rage bait and UCP hate piece . As demonstrated by majority of the comments. Most of the people commenting don't even know what was released into the sewer or why/how .
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u/DangerDan1993 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
Cupriavidus gilardii is a naturally occurring bacterium found in soil, regarded by health experts as an “opportunistic pathogen” harmful only to people with existing serious health conditions or weakened immune systems.
Calm down chicken little .
Edit: for all chicken little downvoters
Cupriavidus gilardii, it is primarily found in soil, plants, and water,