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Primary prevention of amoebic liver abscess include drinking purified water and eat well-cooked food while traveling in tropical countries with poor [[sanitation]], boiling water before drinking, raw vegetables must be washed with soap and then soaked in vinegar for 15 min before they can be eaten, and screening of family members to prevent spread of disease:<ref name="pmid23061067">{{cite journal| author=Wuerz T, Kane JB, Boggild AK, Krajden S, Keystone JS, Fuksa M et al.| title=A review of amoebic liver abscess for clinicians in a nonendemic setting. | journal=Can J Gastroenterol | year= 2012 | volume= 26 | issue= 10 | pages= 729-33 | pmid=23061067 | doi= | pmc=3472914 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23061067 }} </ref> | [[Primary prevention]] of amoebic liver abscess include drinking purified water and eat well-cooked food while traveling in tropical countries with poor [[sanitation]], boiling water before drinking, raw vegetables must be washed with soap and then soaked in vinegar for 15 min before they can be eaten, and [[screening]] of family members to prevent spread of disease:<ref name="pmid23061067">{{cite journal| author=Wuerz T, Kane JB, Boggild AK, Krajden S, Keystone JS, Fuksa M et al.| title=A review of amoebic liver abscess for clinicians in a nonendemic setting. | journal=Can J Gastroenterol | year= 2012 | volume= 26 | issue= 10 | pages= 729-33 | pmid=23061067 | doi= | pmc=3472914 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23061067 }} </ref> | ||
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*Boil water before drinking | *Boil water before drinking | ||
*Raw vegetables must be washed with soap and then soaked in vinegar for 15 min before they can be eaten | *Raw vegetables must be washed with soap and then soaked in vinegar for 15 min before they can be eaten | ||
*Screening of family members to prevent spread of disease | *[[Screening]] of family members to prevent spread of disease | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Primary prevention of amoebic liver abscess include drinking purified water and eat well-cooked food while traveling in tropical countries with poor sanitation, boiling water before drinking, raw vegetables must be washed with soap and then soaked in vinegar for 15 min before they can be eaten, and screening of family members to prevent spread of disease:[1]
Primary Prevention
Primary prevention of amoebic liver abscess include:[1]
- Drink purified water and eat well-cooked food while traveling in tropical countries with poor sanitation
- Boil water before drinking
- Raw vegetables must be washed with soap and then soaked in vinegar for 15 min before they can be eaten
- Screening of family members to prevent spread of disease