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Always Wash Hands (Important Public Health Preventative): After touching animals or their living area -  After leaving the animal area -  After taking off dirty clothes or shoes -  After going to the bathroom - Before preparing foods, eating, or drinking Please help educate about a simple, yet highly efficacious disease prevention method.    Information provided by:   Casey Barton Behravesh DVM, DrPH, DACVPM Commander, U.S. Public Health Service Deputy Branch Chief Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e-mail: dlx9@cdc.gov office: 404-639-0367   Note: Dr. Behravesh advised about a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website announcement on a second outbreak of Salmonella infections linked with live poultry contact.  Details at http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/montevideo-06-12/index.html and said, “We are asking for your help to distribute an educational flyer to convey the important prevention messages on human Salmonella infections associated with live poultry.  These materials are available in several sizes and in 3 languages (English, Spanish and French).”   See: http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/resources/posters.htm