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Tue 02 Feb 2009Public help needed to stop spread of diseases
PREVENTING THE spread of infectious diseases is not just the responsibility of governments and public health teams; individuals also have an important role to play, a conference of infectious disease specialists has been told.
Dr Nina Marano of the US Centers for Disease Control said people should consider not getting on aeroplanes if they have a fever and they should make sure they do basic things like washing their hands regularly while travelling. “It goes from the individual personal responsibility all the way on up to governments; it’s not just governments alone that can solve the problem,” she said.
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