Sentences with phrase «affecting outbreaks of this disease»

«Here's a case where we can show that global warming is affecting outbreaks of this disease.»

Not exact matches

The Government has finalised compensation for just three farm businesses out of 31 claims for destroyed cattle affected by the Mycoplasma bovis disease outbreak as Federated Farmers says farmers are feeling financial stress.

The first weeks of college can be tough, but there's been an outbreak of college kids getting hand, foot, and mouth disease and it's strange, because it's something that usually affects children.

The outbreak has seen some countries urging couples not to get pregnant, while the US Centers for Disease Control has warned pregnant women to avoid travelling to 22 affected nations, including Brazil which has reported more than 4000 cases of the virus since October 2015.

The NHF, one of 18 - country - based, pooled funds which allows donors to pool their contributions for a stronger and timelier response to the needs of those most affected by the ongoing crisis, including millions who face a high risk of food insecurity and disease outbreaks.

Kitty Ussher, economic secretary to the Treasury said: «We want to offer help to people who are being affected by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease and the restrictions on the movement of livestock.

CHICKENPOX COMMON AMONG CHILDREN DESPITE VACCINE The highly contagious varicella - zoster virus (VZV), commonly known as chickenpox, often affects children under age 12 and sometimes even after they have been vaccinated against the disease, Oneida County Health Department officials warned today following reports of an outbreak in Herkimer County.

But occasionally, such as during isolated outbreaks in a refugee crisis, the world receives a vivid reminder of how the disease still affects people.

For much of the past century, they have evaluated disease outbreaks with a comparatively simple set of equations that divide people into a few categories — such as susceptible, contagious, and immune — and that assume perfect mixing, meaning that everybody in the affected region is in contact with everyone else.

«This study allowed us to utilize all our tools — and even though this virus does not appear to affect mammals, we are continuing to refine those tools so we can be better prepared for the next outbreak of disease that could have an impact on human health.»

The Chinese team has now applied this approach to understanding the spread of disease and demonstrated that there are four main outcomes one might see with a pandemic in today's world all affected by the government response to the outbreak, the provision of healthcare, the isolation of patients and availability of treatments of the given disease.

A team of epidemiologists and viral experts from the WHO and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta will attempt to reach the affected area, which is remote and plagued by civil war, early next week to collect more samples and look for the source of the outbreak.

An original outbreak of Ebola virus disease that began in West Africa in December 2013, mainly affecting Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has now ended, but the risk of sporadic cases remain.

His PhD focused on vector ecology, more precisely on mosquitoes in New Zealand and how the threat of a mosquito - borne disease outbreak has been affected by ongoing anthropogenic environmental change.

Similar to the 1995 thriller Outbreak, the film features an ensemble cast and deals with the dilemma of a disease spreading across the entire world, including its origins and how it affects everyone, from CDC executives to regular citizens.

A number of charities on our list are working on the ground in West Africa including the Canadian Red Cross (education, clinical case management, contact tracing, burials, support), Doctors Without Borders (medical care), Plan Canada (prevention information, support for the infected and affected, containing the spread of the disease), Samaritan's Purse (patient care) and World Vision (medical supplies / equipment, children's education and outbreak training), with Red Cross and Samaritan's Purse earning top marks with «A +» grades respectively.

Across Australia, VBB volunteers stand ready to deliver prompt treatment to animals affected by natural disaster or outbreak of exotic disease.

Floods are the second deadliest of all weather - related hazards in the United States.57, 58 Elevated waterborne disease outbreaks have been reported in the weeks following heavy rainfall, 59 although other variables may affect these associations.60 Populations living in damp indoor environments experience increased prevalence of asthma and other upper respiratory tract symptoms.61

Freak weather patterns will not only affect agricultural output and food security, but will also lead to water shortages and trigger outbreaks of water and mosquito - borne diseases such as diarrhea and malaria in many developing nations.

The recent outbreak in Europe of the «blue tongue» disease (cattle, sheep, goats, etc. are affected) has been blamed on climate change due to global warming.