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Attend to living, not dead, after disasters - WHO

                   
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May 16, 2008
        
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WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Getting clean water to survivors of a disaster is far more important than disposing of the dead, but myths persist that corpses somehow spread disease, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The U.N. health agency issued a statement after learning that... [read full story]                    

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Attend living and sanitation, not dead, to prevent post-disaster epidemic

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Attend living and sanitation, not dead, to prevent post-disaster epidemic

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May 19, 2008
        

This is untrue. The micro-organisms responsible for the decomposition of bodies are not capable of causing disease in living people. Unsafe food and a lack of access to safe water, facilities for personal hygiene and safe sanitation arrangements all create a real risk for outbreaks of infectious...

                   

China disaster operations shift to collecting the dead

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May 18, 2008
        

BEICHUAN, China (AP) -- The search for survivors in the rubble of China's powerful earthquake grew bleak Sunday, with rescuers in some areas no longer listening for trapped victims while growing rows of decomposing bodies lined the streets of shattered cities. There were a few tales of rescues...

                   
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Focus on the living, not the bodies, WHO says

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May 17, 2008
        

Disaster advice: There is no public health threat from corpses; epidemics are more likely to come from unsafe food and dirty water Reuters Published:Â Saturday, May 17, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Getting clean water to survivors of a disaster is far more important than disposing of the dead, but myths...

                   

Dead bodies no threat to disaster victims: WHO

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May 17, 2008
        

by Staff Writers Manila (AFP) May 16, 2008 Contrary to popular belief, dead bodies left from natural disasters such as the China earthquake and Myanmar cyclone are not a source of disease or a health threat to survivors, the World Health Organisation said Friday. Rather, a lack of safe water...

                   

Attend to living, not dead, after disasters - WHO

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May 16, 2008
        

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Getting clean water to survivors of a disaster is far more important than disposing of the dead, but myths persist that corpses somehow spread disease, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The U.N. health agency issued a statement after learning that Chinese rescue...