Sentence examples for outbreak to avoid from inspiring English sources

As for health officials' initial response, Dr. Henderson said they often play down the seriousness of an outbreak to avoid frightening the public.

In the San Diego measles outbreak, four of the cases, including the first one, came from a single charter school, and 17 children stayed home during the outbreak to avoid contracting the illness.

As the outbreak spread, German authorities blamed cucumbers, tomatoes or lettuce imported from Spain and urged people, particularly in northern Germany, which seems to be the epicenter of the outbreak, to avoid the products.

For example, one character in the novel tries to justify lying about the zombie outbreak to avoid widespread panic, while at the same time failing to develop a solution for fear of arousing public ire.

The government and physicians advised infected persons to isolate themselves and seek treatment, to disinfect the floors of public premises daily, and, during the second wave of the outbreak, to avoid crowded places (16 ).

If you work at such an institution, be extra careful with personal hygiene and glasses and contact care during a pinkeye outbreak to avoid infection.

This includes surveillance activities to ensure that an incursion can be recognised and outbreak response measure to avoid spread of the disease within the country in case it occurs.

As we reflect on the lessons learned from the global SARS outbreak, we need to avoid complacency; strengthen efforts to improve global capacity to address the next pandemic using all available 21st century tools; and support research to develop new options, countermeasures, and insights (37 ).

The challenge now will be to quickly contain any animal outbreaks, he adds, to avoid "a situation like H5N1 where the virus becomes entrenched".

The idea is to treat terrorism like a recurring medical issue, with preventative measures to avoid outbreaks, and campaigns to roll back an outbreak once it occurs.

A1 Bird Flu Spreading in Asia Thai officials acknowledged concealing an outbreak of avian influenza to avoid a public panic.