Translations:Basic Field Epi: Course Resource Book/178/en

By understanding the interaction between causes in the environment, the way the agent behaves and the susceptibility of the host you can do things which will lower the risk of infection to other animals. Burning any carcases to ash, properly disposing of soil contaminated with body fluids from the infected animals and vaccinating the entire herd will lower the risk of ongoing infection from spores in the environment. There are many other management and husbandry activities which can also be considered.