Sentences with phrase «high case fatality»
Given the unusually high case fatality rate from the outbreak (83 %), it is unlikely that titi monkeys are the native host species for TMAdV, and the natural reservoir of the virus is still unknown.
http://journals.plos.org/ Not exact matches
Despite this the number of fatalities fell from 55 to 49, including high - profile cases such as the murder of 11 - year - old Rhys Jones in Liverpool.
The results show promise for developing therapies against the virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever with human case fatality rates as high as 90 percent.
«The point is critically important for the current outbreak,» says Callahan, who believes proper care will drive reported case fatality rates of as high as 75 % «down into the low 40 % range.»
• Kyoto Protocol • EU ETS • Australian CO2 tax and ETS • Mandating and heavily subsidising ($ / TWh delivered) renewable energy • Masses of inappropriate regulations that have inhibited the development of nuclear power, made it perhaps five times more expensive now than it should be, slowed its development, slowed its roll out, caused global CO2 emissions to be 10 % to 20 % higher now than they would otherwise have been, meaning we are on a much slower trajectory to reduce emissions than we would be and, most importantly, we are locked in to fossil fuel electricity generation that causes 10 to 100 times more fatalities per TWh than would be the case if we allowed nuclear to develop (or perhaps 1000 times according to this: http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/03/deaths-per-twh-by-energy-source.html • Making building regulations that effectively prevent people from selling, refurbishing or updating their houses if they are close to sea level (the damage to property values and to property owners» life savings is enormous as many examples in Australia are already demonstrating.
Such examples of this include school buses and public transportation, with school buses having the highest rate of fatalities out of all bus accident cases.
Regardless, the Swartz case provides an interesting comparison because the Crown agreed to, and the court approved, a monetary penalty for offences that involved multiple fatalities and extremely serious injuries in a very high profile case.
We have been involved in a significant number of high profile H&S cases involving serious harm and workplace fatalities and have advised on some of New Zealand's highest profile coronial inquests.
There have been cases reported where a person has some sort of inoperable tumor, rare cancer, or even a disease which little is known about with a high fatality rate, yet they've made a recovery and live a long life.