Efforts are focussing instead on the need to cremate the thousands of dead to prevent the spread of disease.
Thorough cooking can kill bacteria, and washing your hands before and after touching meat can prevent the spread of disease.
Media reports say many residents have been killed by snipers while trying to collect garbage from the streets to prevent the spread of disease.
Given these advantages, copper-based products, such as IV poles and light-switch covers, are increasingly being made to prevent the spread of disease in hospitals and other institutions.
Livestock carcasses were legally required to be disposed of in an approved and safe manner to prevent the spread of disease to animals and humans, the council said.
China's state-run news agency Xinhua said the country's State Council decided to repeal the ban after realizing it did little to prevent the spread of disease and caused problems when the country was hosting international events.
Discredited claims by Andrew Wakefield of a link between MMR and autism led to vaccination rates falling to 80% by 2005, far below the level needed to prevent the spread of the disease.
Slaughtering half a million sheep waiting to return to higher summer pastures is one of the options being considered to prevent the future spread of the disease.
Ministers confirmed that 100, 000 trees had been destroyed to try to prevent the spread of the ash dieback disease.
Many doctors say that would help prevent the spread of the disease.
Walkers in the Yorkshire Dales are being asked to take precautions to prevent the spread of a disease that is threatening millions of ash trees.
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Dr. Bradley's home state of Oklahoma is one of several working with the One Health Initiative, a global program to improve communication between physicians and veterinarians to prevent the spread of infectious disease from animals to people, such as recommending tick collars, sprays or topical treatments with pesticides for dogs.
"These recent cases serve as a timely reminder of the importance of thorough hand washing after handling livestock and before preparing or handling food to prevent infection and the spread of disease in the community, " he said.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides national guidelines for dental offices to help prevent the spread of infections.
While hand washing and covering sneezes are parts of a larger strategy to prevent the spread of influenza, influenza vaccine continues to be the best way to protect against the disease.
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He denied the charges of inaction, pointing to efforts the city made to monitor the spread of AIDS, provide subsidies for AIDS research and outreach campaigns, distribute condoms and prevent discrimination against those with the disease.
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Therapeutic vaccines are also being investigated, as well as those which could be given to prevent AIDS. Until such vaccines are widely available, prevention remains the only sure way to try to contain the spread of a disease of frightening proportions which is on course to claim millions of lives.
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