Sentences with phrase «preventing disease outbreaks»

Should foot - and - mouth disease occur in the United States today where privacy laws restrict the accessibility of data, making predictions about the disease might not be so easy, according to a new study that weighs the costs of privacy in preventing disease outbreaks.

All of this promises to help companies reduce food spoilage and prevent disease outbreaks.

«Social networks could help prevent disease outbreaks in endangered chimpanzees.»

Across the U.K., vets are needed to certify imports and exports, conduct cutting - edge research, prevent disease outbreaks, ensure food safety in abattoirs, and achieve our world - leading standards in animal welfare.»

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The central point in Mr. Fumento's findings is that vaginal intercourse is a barrier preventing the outbreak of the disease into the general population.

Perhaps you've heard that Texas, the closest thing I have to a «home» state, has been experiencing a series of disease outbreaks — involving illnesses that can be prevented with vaccines.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed legislation aimed at preventing future outbreaks of Legionnaires» Disease.

To prevent an outbreak of the disease in the state, the director harped on the need for residents to take personal hygiene serious, with emphasis on periodic hands washing.

Cooling Towers in Oneida County Must Register with NYS DOH by September 16, 2015 The NYS Department of Health has adopted emergency regulations to prevent the spread of Legionella bacteria as a result of an outbreak of Legionnaires» disease in NYC.

Determined to prevent any outbreak as well as protect residents from infectious diseases, the Kaduna state government has introduced a house - to - house search mechanism.

«Legionnaires» Disease outbreaks have become far too common over the past ten years, and the City will respond not by only addressing an outbreak as it occurs, but with a new plan to help prevent these outbreaks from happening in the first place,» said Mayor de Blasio.

To commemorate with Nigerians on World Immunization Day, Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on communities to embrace preventive healthcare strategies like immunization, in order to prevent the outbreak of preventable diseases.

With the outbreak contained, Mr. de Blasio said attention was now turning on how to prevent future outbreaks of Legionnaires» disease with legislation that will require inspections and cleaning of cooling towers — an area where he and Mr. Cuomo had originally sparred but have now landed on the same page.

«This summer's outbreak of Legionnaires» disease caused concern in communities across the state, and today we are moving forward to help prevent future outbreaks and keep our neighborhoods safe,» Mr. Cuomo said in a statement.

Her findings, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology on June 5, could help wildlife managers target their efforts to prevent outbreaks and potentially help public health officials prevent disease in human populations as well.

«Our research shows that focusing surveillance on viruses in bats, rodents and non-human primates (a «SMART surveillance approach), and understanding what's disrupting these species» ecology is the best strategy to predict and prevent local outbreaks and pandemic disease,» Daszak continued.

Preventing an outbreak of disease among survivors has become a top priority as hope for victims not already found in the rubble dwindles to nil.

The intent is to accelerate progress towards preventing and reducing future outbreaks of disease, detecting threats early and providing rapid, effective, coordinated responses to emerging threats.

Genetic resistance in crop development is often the best disease management strategy to prevent rust outbreaks.

«Ebola, and more recently Zika and yellow fever, have demonstrated that we do not yet have a reliable or robust global system for preventing, detecting, and responding to disease outbreaks,» they add.

Preventing a future crisis like Ebola requires better diagnostic tools and disease surveillance networks so that outbreaks can be identified and stopped before they get out of hand.

Influenza vaccines have been developed to prevent the yearly outbreaks of this respiratory illness and to protect people at risk from developing severe disease.

For the paper, «Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Nigeria, July - September, 2014,» published today in Eurosurveillance, researchers used epidemic modeling to project the size of the outbreak in Nigeria if control interventions had been implemented during various time periods after the initial case and estimated how many cases had thus been prevented by early initiation of interventions.

«An early warning of disease outbreak can help local authorities and community to implement preventive measures such as eliminating mosquito breeding habitats to control or even prevent the outbreak from happening,» says Yien Ling Hii.

Yet, when population levels of immunity drop, then these potentially lethal infectious diseases that had been prevented in the past will reappear in sporadic outbreaks or, dangerously, as large - scale epidemics.

The insecticide - resistance study adds to the growing body of knowledge of what works — and what doesn't — to control the Aedes mosquito in order to lessen the impact of a mosquito - borne disease outbreak, or to prevent one altogether.

Join us to discover how genome research is helping scientists and healthcare professionals track disease outbreaks and prevent the rise of antibiotic resistant «superbugs».

Mt. Lebanons effective response and follow - up measures to the outbreak to prevent further cases of the disease were featured on the news show 60 Minutes.

When it comes to marine fish, maintaining a stable temperature is extremely advantageous in preventing outbreaks of disease.

We had such a terrible outbreak of feline respiratory disease last fall that the shelter director had to take 13 sick cats to a volunteer's garage to prevent it from infecting incoming healthy cats.

Any outbreaks need to be managed in a shelter and something you should ask about to prevent any future outbreaks and have an effective and consistent strategy to manage the disease.

Understanding and controlling animal diseases with veterinary drugs can help to prevent larger human outbreaks.

A: Administering core vaccinations to all animals at intake — as described by this shelter — is a critical practice in minimizing infectious disease and preventing widespread outbreaks.

Ultimately frequent and accurate information about diseases outbreaks improves horse welfare and helps to prevent negative economic impact that can result from decreased horse use due to a fear of spreading infection.

Used to treat miliary dermatitis (also known as «scabby cat disease,» «feline eczema,» and «blotch») as well as for preventing skin outbreaks due to flea allergy.

Vaccines, such as SALMONELLA NEWPORT BACTERIAL EXTRACT VACCINE * with SRP ® technology, can help prevent a clinical outbreak of Salmonella Newport, as well as help limit economic damage due to subclinical disease.2 Take proper steps to help reduce your risk of a devastating Salmonella outbreak.

Animal shelters now have experts at the universities they can turn to for help in preventing and responding to disease outbreaks, housing design, enrichment and giving each pet the best chance at a happy outcome.

She's currently working with shelters and veterinarians around the country to help them prevent the introduction of the canine influenza virus and other diseases into their facilities, and respond to outbreaks that have already occurred.

Learn how to prevent distemper outbreaks in an animal shelter, how to recognize the disease in its earliest stages, and what to do in response to an outbreak.

Many diagnostic tests can be of tremendous value in helping shelters prevent future outbreaks of infectious disease.

In a free Maddie's Fund ® webcast, Sandra Newbury, DVM, Director of the University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program, will help shelters understand how to prevent distemper outbreaks, how to recognize the disease in its earliest stages, and what to do in response to an outbreak.

Get to know PIJAC's new director of government affairs and learn how to get educated on preventing zoonotic disease outbreaks.

As part of its partnership with the CDC to inform the companion animal industry and the wider public about disease outbreaks, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) issued a Health Alert with advice for pet turtle owners to prevent Salmonella.

It takes a team effort to effectively implement measures to prevent an infectious disease outbreak.

Maintaining a constant even temperature is the best way to prevent outbreaks of disease.

The program teaches current and future veterinarians to treat and prevent disease; provides high quality care to sick, injured, and abused animals; consults on population health and protocols, including diagnostic assistance in instances of disease outbreaks; helps reduce pet overpopulation and euthanasia through spay / neuter programs; and improves animal health through education of new and existing pet owners.

«The waste from the pigpens at the Jiangmen farm flowing into the ponds, for example, exposes the fish to almost the same doses of medicine the livestock get — and that's in addition to the antibiotics added to the water to prevent and treat aquatic disease outbreaks.

Once a food borne illness outbreak occurs in several states, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention steps in to warn the public and take action to prevent the public from harm.