1.   In years past, according to what I read, many schools had mandated showers with teachers handing out towels and making sure students observed proper hygiene.

2.   Use proper hygiene.

3.   But there are still claims that many medical institutions lack proper hygiene.

4.   He added that state officials have been instructed to maintain proper hygiene in food preparation at relief centers where flood victims were currently being housed.

5.   However, the basic rule in food preparation - proper hygiene - was absent.

6.   Therefore, proper hygiene must be observed, Dr Krisana Kraisintu, the head of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation, said.

7.   He told journalists that failures to ensure proper hygiene in hospitals could cause viral hepatitis and infections, including among medical staff.

8.   Other government doctors at the press conference said lack of proper hygiene accounted for the outbreak.

9.   The bacteria mainly comes from poorly cooked meat, but it can also be contracted through dairy products or passed between individuals who fail to take proper hygiene measures.