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<p>The UK is supporting the Social Mobilisation Action Consortium (SMAC) as part of
its response to Ebola in Sierra Leone. This consortium focuses on achieving behaviour
change to address a range of high risk practices to prevent and contain the spread
of Ebola. Partners of the consortium, who include the Centre for Disease Control,
provide technical advice on how to avoid infection. As well as avoiding contact with
blood and bodily fluids of an infected person and ensuring safe funeral practices,
this includes taking steps not to eat or handle bushmeat. We are also tracking knowledge
of risk behaviours and transmission routes through a survey administered through the
consortium in order to plan our behaviour change activities accordingly.</p><p> </p>
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