Sentences with phrase «outbreaks of diseases»

With climate change, we may start seeing outbreaks of diseases occurring in the near future.

This raises many interesting conceptual and technical challenges because many of the societies concerned are not familiar with outbreaks of these diseases.

My PhD career, funded with HELIX, will involve looking at how much society is willing to pay to confront future outbreaks of diseases like malaria.

Serious outbreaks of these diseases can kill or debilitate children, the elderly, and individuals with compromised immune systems.

New York Magazine reported on the issue in its February 2015 edition, noting that widespread vaccine avoidance can trigger outbreaks of diseases that were once thought to be under control, such as distemper.

Increased rains can lead to flooding, mudslides and outbreaks of diseases.

This sometimes causes outbreaks of diseases such as Cholera in which 1000s of people die, and commonly introduces toxic algae which can cause massive kills of aquatic life.

Potential outbreaks of diseases such as Ebola and Lassa fever may be more accurately predicted thanks to a new mathematical model developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge.

This in turn caused outbreaks of diseases such as measles.

«There will be a lot of outbreaks of diseases associated with climatic changes,» he said, «in every part of the globe, for every crop.»

Zika, the recent Ebola outbreak, and recent outbreaks of diseases like MERS and SARS show just how important and potentially lifesaving a treatment like that could be — and how frighteningly unprepared we are without one.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

JOHANNESBURG, March 19 - Tiger Brands has closed its factory in Pretoria after listeria was detected at the plant as South Africa faces the worst global outbreak of the disease that has killed 180 people since January 2017.

The central point in Mr. Fumento's findings is that vaginal intercourse is a barrier preventing the outbreak of the disease into the general population.

Outbreak of diseases and the consequent feeling of insecurity made many accept the new religion.

The bacteria has been detected in other types of food, but only powdered infant formula has been linked to outbreaks of disease, they said.

He urged people of the state, not to panic, assuring that the state government had put in place, surveillance teams in all the local government areas to monitor and check the outbreak of the disease.

«Nigerians must appreciate the need to urgently tackle poverty, educational backwardness, outbreak of diseases, infant and maternal mortality, infrastructural deficit, and of course the psychological impact of the loss of several loved ones due to the insurgency in the region.»

As a result of the shockingly poor response, thousands of Nigerians are currently exposed to hunger and the outbreak of disease.

To prevent an outbreak of the disease in the state, the director harped on the need for residents to take personal hygiene serious, with emphasis on periodic hands washing.

He assured Nigerians that nobody would use the outbreak of the disease as an avenue to make money, disclosing that funds for the containment effort was from the budget of the ministry of health.

While we still have reports of conflicts and outbreak of disease on CNN, BBC and Al - Jazeera, we also now have programs like «Inside Africa», «African Voices», «Marketplace Africa», and «Africa Business Report» — that showcase entrepreneurial acuity, talent and innovation.»

The group also accused Bello of renting a crowd to welcome the President on his arrival at the airport, while paying no attention to an outbreak of disease in the state.

The coordinator said the agency in collaboration with some aid organisations assisted the victims with shelter and evacuated carcasses of dead animals to guard against outbreak of diseases.

Getso said the State Ministry of Health had taken several control measures to check the outbreak of the disease.

Said Dr. Martin Gilbert, Wildlife Health Cornell Carnivore Specialist with Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine: «As carnivore numbers decline, they face a greater risk from chance events like outbreaks of disease.

A California whooping cough epidemic in 2010 was one of the worst U.S. outbreaks of the disease in the past several decades.

«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.»

What if the virus first jumped from an infected pig in the United States to a migrant Mexican who returned home to Mexico, which then had an explosive outbreak of the disease?

This human - agent model of disease dynamics can then be used to provide reproducible empirical analyses, yielding greater insights into the behavioural reactions and individual responses of people threatened by outbreaks of disease.

Scientists are now tracing climate variables to forecast future outbreaks of the disease (ClimateWire, Sept. 20, 2013).

Recent developments in surveillance technology could enable a swifter, more effective response to potentially deadly outbreaks of disease, a study has found.

Many of the major new outbreaks of disease, particularly in Africa, are so - called zoonotic infections, diseases that are transmitted to humans from animals.

«Many chemotherapy drugs leave a small amount of cancer stem cells that cause a renewed outbreak of the disease after a few years.

The realization that trace amounts of arsenic might pose a health threat began with mysterious outbreaks of disease in Southeast Asia.

Preventing an outbreak of disease among survivors has become a top priority as hope for victims not already found in the rubble dwindles to nil.

The intent is to accelerate progress towards preventing and reducing future outbreaks of disease, detecting threats early and providing rapid, effective, coordinated responses to emerging threats.

Scientists from the Crick Institute, London and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, discover a protein that plays a key role in turning cancer tumor cells into cancer stem cells that are able to renew outbreaks of the disease

The UK, the US and Australia have all seen outbreaks of the disease in the past two years.

The link between bovine tuberculosis infection in badgers and outbreaks of disease in cattle is a complex and extremely sensitive area; feelings can run high among the farming community and conservationists alike.

Waterborne diseases are a major cause of illness in developing countries and are responsible for sporadic and localised outbreaks of disease in the developed world.

In the past week, country after country has admitted that millions of birds and a few people have succumbed to bird flu, and it has become clear that we are facing the worst ever outbreak of the disease.

An imminent outbreak of the disease is unlikely, the researchers say, because sanitation in the US is generally good.

Speaking from temporary offices in Amman, Jordan, he told New Scientist: «In a city with a six million population we are afraid not only of the direct impact in terms of wounded and dead, but also other aspects of public health like outbreaks of disease.»

In recent years, major outbreaks of the disease have cropped up in places where TB had long been forgotten.

In developing countries like Uganda, where floods, food and water shortages, outbreaks of disease, the effects of HIV / AIDS, and internal conflicts occur, the funding of scientific research [will not be the first priority].

Periodic outbreaks of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa, including an epidemic between 2013 and 2016, caused major loss of life and serious economic disruption in the three countries where it occurred: Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.

Periodic outbreaks of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa caused major loss of life and serious economic disruption.

Synopsis: A reporter (Manuela Velasco) and her cameraman record the horrifying outbreak of a disease that turns humans into vicious cannibals.

Pandemics — global outbreaks of disease across countries and continents — have been a feature of human history for centuries: as inexplicable and frightening as the contagion in Emily Shultz's novel The Blondes, where women with blonde hair are turned into crazed maniacs.