How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs: A health worker checks people's temperatures in Goma, DRC. Patricia Martinez/EPA-EFEEpidemics, or infectious disease outbreaks, are invariably disruptive and tend to have far-reaching effects on individuals and communities. Humanity has endured a myriad of epidemics, some of which have wiped out entire … [Read more...] about How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs | The Conversation
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Exploring the best tactics to combat fall armyworm outbreaks in Africa | The Conversation
Exploring the best tactics to combat fall armyworm outbreaks in Africa: Fall armyworm Sevgan SubramanianCereal farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing heavy losses due to the devastation by an invasive pest: the Fall army worm - Spodoptera frugiperda. In Africa it has caused huge losses to staple cereals, especially maize and sorghum, affecting food security and … [Read more...] about Exploring the best tactics to combat fall armyworm outbreaks in Africa | The Conversation
Dealing with local diseases helps countries tackle new outbreaks | The Conversation
Dealing with local diseases helps countries tackle new outbreaks: Tackling local diseases like rabies could help health authorities identify new outbreaks more easily. N. Bastiaensen/World Organisation for Animal HealthIt’s hard to predict when and where an infectious disease will emerge. It could be anywhere on the planet. And it could affect humans, animals or plants. … [Read more...] about Dealing with local diseases helps countries tackle new outbreaks | The Conversation
SA News: UPDATE 1-South Africa hit by 24 bird flu outbreaks since June
UPDATE 1-South Africa hit by 24 bird flu outbreaks since June: CAPE TOWN, Aug 30 (Reuters) - South Africa has detected 24 outbreaks of the H5N8 strain of bird flu since June, including 10 at commercial chicken farms and three at ostrich farms, Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana said on Wednesday. The virus is highly ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews The Proteas … [Read more...] about SA News: UPDATE 1-South Africa hit by 24 bird flu outbreaks since June
Response to climate change is critical as risk of disease outbreaks grows | The Conversation
Response to climate change is critical as risk of disease outbreaks grows: A tea picker walks through a tea plantation damaged by frost near Kericho, the Kenyan highland town hit hard by changing weather patterns. ReutersClimate change threatens to significantly increase the health risk of people living in the East African Highlands. In addition, droughts have intensified. … [Read more...] about Response to climate change is critical as risk of disease outbreaks grows | The Conversation
