• Studies have indicated that industrial poultry farms can be similarly lethal amplifiers of disease, as was the case with the 2006 HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) outbreak and the H5N1 avian flu in the late 1990s, both of which originated in Chinese poultry farms. (pirg.org)
  • The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention has said that the recent HPAI detections in birds do not present an immediate public health concern, the DEC said. (timesreview.com)
  • Iowa has over 25 million birds and more than 60 farms impacted by H5N2 highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). (waukonstandard.com)
  • The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Iowa Department of Public Health consider the risk to the public related to HPAI H5 infections to be very low. (waukonstandard.com)
  • California's most recent cases of avian influenza were confirmed in Sonoma and San Benito counties. (wattagnet.com)
  • No human cases of avian influenza viruses have been detected in the United States. (timesreview.com)
  • The 21st conference, hosted by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam and held in Hanoi during February 26-March 1, 2019, focused on bacterial and parasitic diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • One Health takes a holistic view of hosts, vectors, zoonotic reservoirs, and the ecosystem to study emerging diseases and disease transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • For centuries, physicians have been controlling human diseases using all the tools available to them: proper nutrition of patients, sanitation, early disease diagnosis and intervention through medicines, including those derived from natural sources, chemicals and with more recent innovations, such as gene editing. (mainefarmtofood.org)
  • Between 1995 and 2012, I researched the epidemiology of animal diseases that impacted on human and animal health, particularly bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis, led a team of epidemiologists and advised government agencies on control strategies. (aber.ac.uk)
  • Bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis are global zoonotic diseases that significantly impact human and animal health. (aber.ac.uk)
  • They might be prevented from utilizing their local wildlife, perceive them as a threat to personal safety and crops, or have their cattle trade constrained due to diseases that local wildlife carry. (aber.ac.uk)
  • Additionally, bird feeders must be regularly cleaned to minimize spread of avian diseases at feeding sites. (uexpress.com)
  • Alternatively, wild waterfowl, such as ducks, may carry diseases like avian influenza that can make a flock of chickens sick or even kill them. (healthnews.com)
  • More generally, this is just another reason for urgent investment in human and animal surveillance for influenza and other zoonotic diseases (a zoonotic disease is one humans get from animals). (scienceblogs.com)
  • One recent model based on data from hog farms shows that workers at these facilities, being in close proximity to animals and thus at increased risk of contracting a virus, can be a "bridging population" for transmission of diseases from pigs to humans. (pirg.org)
  • Factory farming, in which thousands of chickens, pigs or cows are held together in a confined space, is not only harmful to the livestock, but acts as a breeding ground for diseases such as swine flu and avian flu. (robeco.com)
  • These improve gut health in the animals and thereby reduces routine use of antibiotics to prevent diseases. (robeco.com)
  • Flies are known to carry and transmit many diseases to humans. (grainger.com)
  • Zoonotic diseases-those that spread between animals and humans-represent the biggest proportion of new, emerging diseases like COVID-19, which scientists believe originated in bats. (insideclimatenews.org)
  • Most of these diseases originate in wild animals whose forest habitats are being destroyed, largely for agriculture and mostly for cattle or the crops used to feed them. (insideclimatenews.org)
  • Do pigeons carry diseases that humans can get? (hollows.info)
  • Pigeon droppings that are not cleaned up can lead to modest health risks, including one of the following human diseases: Cryptococcosis. (hollows.info)
  • Pigeon droppings can cause human diseases like Histoplasmosis, Cryptococcosis and Psittacosis. (hollows.info)
  • Three human diseases, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis and psittacosis are linked to pigeon droppings. (hollows.info)
  • Mosquito-borne diseases are a major global public health concern and mosquito surveillance systems are essential for the implementation of effective mosquito control strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • Maybe this is just another of the sporadic swine to human cases that have been reported in recent years. (scienceblogs.com)
  • In this instance, the new virus is thought to have arisen from a " reassortment " of bird, swine and human influenza viruses combined with a Eurasian pig flu virus. (pirg.org)
  • These outbreaks - avian and swine influenza, Ebola Makona, Q fever, Zika, among many others - are more than matters of bad luck. (globalagriculture.org)
  • The range of the common myna is increasing at such a rapid rate that in 2000 the IUCN Species Survival Commission declared it one of the world's most invasive species and one of only three birds listed among "100 of the World's Worst Invasive Species" that pose a threat to biodiversity, agriculture and human interests. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the Asia-Pacific region, viruses that cause human illnesses, such as influenza and Nipah virus, harbor in birds or bats, move into zoonotic reservoirs, and adapt and mutate in intermediate hosts before infecting humans. (cdc.gov)
  • We are also exploring the role of birds as monitors of ecosystem health and how avian demography can be used to monitor the effects of climate change or anthropogenic impacts. (aber.ac.uk)
  • If there is also an effect on the health -- specifically, the reproductive health -- of the birds eating this seed, then these chemicals might be part of the cause of decline. (uexpress.com)
  • Many beneficial insects and birds are dying from starvation due to habitat loss and widespread use of herbicides like Roundup, a probable human carcinogen also linked with other systemic health issues. (uexpress.com)
  • Most of the major pandemics of recent decades can ultimately be traced back to birds, bats or other wildlife, but because these creatures are so genetically different from us it's difficult for viruses to jump directly to humans without some other species acting as an intermediary. (pirg.org)
  • In particular, it's believed that pigs are the primary source of influenza pandemics, because they can pick up the virus from both birds and humans and act as incubators for new strains that combine genetic traits from both, and thus make the relatively easy jump to humans. (pirg.org)
  • Avian flu spreads quickly in chickens and is thought to have been picked up and carried further afield by migratory birds in the vicinity of these farms. (pirg.org)
  • If we had one infected, that means the state would have to come in and cull our flock, and then the rumor would get out that we had avian flu on our property and nobody would come to buy birds. (timesreview.com)
  • The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship recently announced an order to cancel all live bird exhibitions at county fairs, the Iowa State Fair, and other gatherings of birds due to avian influenza. (waukonstandard.com)
  • As an avid young hawkwatcher in the late 1970s and '80s, I watched the incremental, human-assisted recovery of eagles, falcons, and other birds as environmental DDT levels slowly fell. (allaboutbirds.org)
  • Providing traditional falconry methods to control nuisance birds at vineyards, crop fields, airports, and landfills. (wildlifecommandcenter.com)
  • Falconry based bird abatement" is the use of trained falcons and hawks to intimidate and scare off nuisance birds which cause loss of revenue for crop growers, health hazards in landfills, and safety concerns in airfields. (wildlifecommandcenter.com)
  • The company Waldrappteam Conservation and Research is in charge of the overall management of the project and the implementation of five human-led migrations for the release of juvenile birds. (waldrappteam.at)
  • Waldrappteam Conservation and Research was in charge of the overall management and reintroduction of juvenile birds in the context of human-led migrations. (waldrappteam.at)
  • For this purpose, physiological studies were conducted during human-led migrations to gain a better understanding of the physiology and energetics of the flight of migrating birds. (waldrappteam.at)
  • Whatever the cause, this unprecedented irruption of avian refugees fascinates me partly because it speaks so obviously of current issues - it's a truism that birds know no political borders - but also because it reminds me of how closely human concerns inform our understanding of nature. (newstatesman.com)
  • Greger thinks we should be more concerned with the health risk the avian flu virus poses to humans: "This is a virus that we know has the capacity to jump from birds to people. (dempc.com)
  • This is compounded by GMO crops genetically engineered to produce their own insecticides. (uexpress.com)
  • In these industrial-scale facilities, the proximity of thousands of genetically similar animals, packed together in unsanitary, overcrowded spaces and vulnerable to disease due to the stress placed on their immune systems by these living conditions, provides the ideal environment for viruses and other pathogens to circulate, mutate, and evolve the ability to cross over to human populations. (pirg.org)
  • Pigs and humans are genetically quite similar, and have similar immune systems, making the crossover much easier. (pirg.org)
  • The Selous Farms Cropping and Livestock Division entails the acquisition in December 2013 of two contiguous farms Ifunda and Iganga, (collectively the "Ifunda Farm") totaling approximately 1,483 hectares in Iringa, and the approximately 1,410 hectare Makete Farm, located approximately 252 km southwest of the Ifunda Farm. (miga.org)
  • Insecticides are also applied to crops, livestock and companion animals, with consequent environmental contamination. (uexpress.com)
  • Since the farm cultivates a diversified selection of crops and livestock, the bird flu would not wipe out his business. (timesreview.com)
  • Monoculture production - crop and livestock alike - drives the deforestation and development that increases the rate and taxonomic scope of pathogen spillover from wildlife to food animals and the labor that tends them. (globalagriculture.org)
  • We still write about bird flu here, but it is time to put our shoulders to the wheel and start re-thinking public health. (thepumphandle.org)
  • Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a viral disease that can affect chickens and pose risks to human health. (freecycleusa.com)
  • lt;p>Washington, D.C., April 22, 2007 -- Following confirmed reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has again been altered, making it even more resistant to anti-viral medications and increasing the risks of human-to-human bird flu transmission, a warrant has been issued for the arrest of God, the leading Suspect in what is now described as a global bio-terror conspiracy. (avantnews.com)
  • lt;p>Duckbill, Wyoming, November 14, 2009 -- A comprehensive study performed by the American Turkey Council has concluded that Thanksgiving turkeys are "unlikely carriers of the avian flu, or bird flu, virus. (avantnews.com)
  • Avian influenza (bird flu) is caused by infection with avian influenza (flu) Type A viruses. (cdc.gov)
  • Sporadic human infections with bird flu viruses have occurred. (cdc.gov)
  • Alberta has now had eight commercial poultry flocks affected by avian influenza in 2023. (wattagnet.com)
  • Other presenters discussed genomic analysis of P. simium, which caused an outbreak of human malaria in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro. (cdc.gov)
  • Carroll helmed the U.S. Agency for International Development's emerging threats unit for 15 years, and also launched the agency's Predict program in 2009 in response to the 2005 avian influenza outbreak. (insideclimatenews.org)
  • Minneapolis (KROC AM News) - The University of Minnesota's Raptor Center is asking residents to consider putting away bird feeders in an effort to slow the spread of the current avian flu outbreak in the state. (hot1047.com)
  • The first avian flu case in Minnesota that was linked to the current nationwide outbreak was confirmed on March 25. (hot1047.com)
  • and antimicrobial-resistant strains of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from carrots, eggplants, and other crops in Malaysia. (cdc.gov)
  • The extensive use of antibiotics is causing strains of deadly bacteria to become resistant to them, posing a threat to humans. (robeco.com)
  • SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that has swept the world, represents only one of a series of novel pathogen strains that have suddenly emerged or re-emerged as human threats this century. (globalagriculture.org)
  • Avian flu is hammering hens - should poultry farmers get a bailout? (dempc.com)
  • That's partially due to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza epidemic that decimated poultry farms across 15 U.S. states this spring. (dempc.com)
  • There's also been talk of a federally subsidized program - akin to crop insurance but for poultry producers - from both Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). (dempc.com)
  • Of the 39 documented transitions from low to high pathogenicity in avian influenzas, all but 2 occurred in commercial poultry operations. (globalagriculture.org)
  • The authors concluded that a human influenza epidemic due to a new virus could be amplified in a local community and beyond by the presence of a factory farm in that community. (pirg.org)
  • This site tells you everything you need to know to get ready for an avian flu epidemic. (avantnews.com)
  • Practices eligible for this funding are cover crops, no-till or strip till, or using a nitrification inhibitor when applying fertilizer. (waukonstandard.com)
  • The cost share rate for first-time users of cover crops is $25 per acre, no-till or strip till are eligible for $10 per acre and farmers using a nitrapyrin nitrification inhibitor when applying fall fertilizer can receive $3 per acre. (waukonstandard.com)
  • Roughly 80% of Kentucky's corn crop is in good or excellent condition in spite of a late planting season, due largely to timely rains and cooperative weather, according to farmers. (wattagnet.com)
  • One of my very early ideas was to view public health through a specific lens and I decided to use the potential for an influenza pandemic with H5N1 as concrete example to focus things. (thepumphandle.org)
  • 2020-04-14 In East Africa, agricultural practices to maximize production have greatly diminished biodiversity, reducing the functioning of ecosystem services valuable to human and landscape health. (echocommunity.org)
  • Primary research about the impact of avian biodiversity on crop production in maize fields in Arusha, Tanzania. (echocommunity.org)
  • Climate change, habitat loss, biodiversity loss, and other human-caused environmental degradations are threatening the survival of many species. (healthnews.com)
  • With the global population expected to soar to 11 billion people by 2100, humans will need much more food and much more land to produce it, accelerating the loss of biodiversity that helps shield people from zoonotic disease. (insideclimatenews.org)
  • Most recent pandemics, including the one we're currently experiencing, have been the result of zoonotic viruses " spilling over " to humans from animals. (pirg.org)
  • The study suggested that if CAFO workers made up 15-45 percent of a given community - as can be the case in some rural areas where local factory farms are a major source of employment - human influenza cases in that community could increase by 42-86 percent. (pirg.org)
  • The virus quickly spread through Mexico and the United States, and in June 2009 the World Health Organization officially declared it a pandemic. (pirg.org)
  • I've been carrying on for years (literally) that the way to prepare for a pandemic is to shore up the public health and social service infrastructure.Dem and others have gently pressed me for some specifics, but I have resisted, mainly because I am not completely sure what I mean. (thepumphandle.org)
  • Brashares JS, Arcese P, Sam MK (2001) Human demography and reserve size predict wildlife extinction in West Africa. (springer.com)
  • According to the CDC, the virus poses a low risk to humans. (hot1047.com)
  • There's been a lot of talk about light pollution in the mainstream media lately, with discussion about its impact on local wildlife, human health, avian migrations, and stargazing. (skyandtelescope.org)
  • Waldrappteam Conservation and Research carried out six human-led migrations, starting from the three breeding colonies in Germany and Austria and with the wintering area in Tuscany as destination. (waldrappteam.at)
  • Waldrappteam Conservation and Research has been researching formation flight in Northern Bald Ibises for many years in the context of human-led migrations and in cooperation with various partners. (waldrappteam.at)
  • The U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program (USJCMSP) was established in 1965 by Prime Minister Eisaku Sato of Japan and President Lyndon B. Johnson of the United States to strengthen Japan's research capacity and address public health concerns in the Asia-Pacific region ( https://www.amed.go.jp/en/program/list/03/01/007.html ). (cdc.gov)
  • I established a collaborative network exploring the role of health and disease in the decline of of endangered bird species, particularly African penguins and vultures. (aber.ac.uk)
  • I have established an international, multidisciplinary platform to explore factors affecting the health of selected avian species and to utilize cutting-edge methodologies to understand pathogen diversity and their significance. (aber.ac.uk)
  • An infestation describes the presence of any species in numbers that can cause property damage, have health implications for building occupants or present a distracting nuisance. (grainger.com)
  • In 2018 I moved to the Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies where I continued my research in animal and public health, but expanded its scope to include avian and ecosystem health and issues around rural poverty. (aber.ac.uk)
  • He is co-author of Neoliberal Ebola: Modeling Disease Emergence from Finance to Forest and Farm (Springer, 2016), and Clear-Cutting Disease Control: Capital-Led Deforestation, Public Health Austerity, and Vector-Borne Infection (Springer, 2018). (globalagriculture.org)
  • The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has reported a possible case of human-to-human transmission of avian influenza. (heraldguide.com)
  • Wildlife is important to our environment for many reasons, but did you know that wildlife impacts human health, too? (healthnews.com)
  • From mental health to our food systems, wildlife is an integral aspect of human life and health. (healthnews.com)
  • Learn how protecting wildlife and their natural habitats can help humans thrive. (healthnews.com)
  • Wildlife can impact the health of human populations all over the world, including in the United States. (healthnews.com)
  • Experiences with wildlife can be good for mental health. (healthnews.com)
  • Since the health of humans can be improved by healthy wildlife populations, protecting wildlife is good for human health. (healthnews.com)
  • But wildlife doesn't just co-exist with humans on this planet, they impact parts of everyday living, and that includes having impacts on human health. (healthnews.com)
  • Wildlife can impact physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual areas of health in many ways. (healthnews.com)
  • Activities that people may engage in for these health benefits may be bird watching, wildlife photography, fishing, or hiking, amongst others. (healthnews.com)
  • However, wildlife can also have negative impacts on food production, thus negatively impacting human health. (healthnews.com)
  • By protecting the wildlife found across the country and around the world, humans can actually protect their own health. (healthnews.com)
  • Wildlife has significant and unique positive impacts on health that should be regarded as essential to human health. (healthnews.com)
  • Understanding Nuisance Wildlife and how nuisance animals affect people, resolving human vs wildlife conflicts with win/win results Specialties: Falconry and avian control are my specialty Falconry-based bird abatement for agriculture, landfills, resorts and other situations with pest bird problems. (wildlifecommandcenter.com)
  • There are designated dark-sky communities, dedicated to reducing light pollution for the good of humans and wildlife alike, so I don't despair that future generations will lose all access to the stars. (skyandtelescope.org)
  • Reconciling mental health promotion and wildlife conservation in a megacity: the importance of urban parks' qualities. (zef.de)
  • Domesticated animals are an important source of pathogens to endangered wildlife populations, especially when anthropogenic activities increase their overlap with humans and wildlife. (cdc.gov)
  • Additionally, this viral disease is also known as Avian paramyxovirus type 1. (hollows.info)
  • Conflicts between pigeons and humans have increased as the populations of both have grown. (wildlifecommandcenter.com)
  • The vulnerability to infection that human populations suffer on the receiving end of the spillovers is routinely exacerbated by austerity programs impacting both environmental sanitation and public health. (globalagriculture.org)
  • Subsequent tests, however, traced the genetic lineage of the virus to a strain that had emerged in an industrial hog farm in Newton Grove, North Carolina, in the late 1990s, where it had circulated and evolved among pigs before crossing to humans. (pirg.org)
  • During the 1990s, health improved at an average rate of 1.5 percent per year, but improvements against national health measurements have remained flat for the last four years. (thepumphandle.org)
  • To quote the University of Maine Cooperative Extension , integrated pest management "is a comprehensive, decision-making process for solving pest problems in both agricultural and non-agricultural settings," and by using it, "informed decisions can be implemented to achieve optimum results in ways that minimize economic, health, and environmental risks. (mainefarmtofood.org)
  • These ants pose minimal health risks, but they have a stinging bite that can be very painful if there are a lot of ants. (grainger.com)
  • Large numbers of pigeons also pose serious health risks to the general public. (hollows.info)
  • In the case of fruits and vegetables, many crops rely on the healthy and abundant presence of wild pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, and other insects, to pollinate blossoms and grow fresh produce. (healthnews.com)
  • Ducks are excellent foragers, consuming insects, slugs, and other pests that can be detrimental to gardens and crops. (realdetroitweekly.com)
  • Insects The damage and health problems caused by insects are well known, with fleas and mosquito bites among the more common. (grainger.com)
  • An adult great horned owl and two owlets found dead in Peconic earlier this month have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials have confirmed. (timesreview.com)
  • In this case, high human population density was not anathema for conservation. (springer.com)
  • Modeling of soil C and N dynamics of rice-wheat cropping systems under conservation agriculture in. (zef.de)
  • For some individuals, ducks become beloved pets, forming strong bonds with their human caregivers. (realdetroitweekly.com)
  • No human infections of the virus have ever been detected and there is no food safety risk for consumers. (waukonstandard.com)
  • Cardillo M, Purvis A, Sechrest W, Gittleman JL, Bielby J, Mace GM (2004) Human population density and extinction risk in the world's carnivores. (springer.com)
  • decreasing the risk to humans. (osu.edu)
  • Global food and agricultural leaders face a heightened risk environment, including unpredictable crop yields, fluctuating consumer demand, and unforeseen transportation bottlenecks. (marsh.com)
  • A small health risk can be associated with pigeon contact. (hollows.info)
  • We also detected high levels of heterogeneity in the risk of WNV and SLEV transmission to humans disregarding traps geographical proximity. (cdc.gov)
  • Health and nutrition is a theme that aims to improve the nutritional value of the food and beverages that we consume, led by a global campaign to reduce their sugar content. (robeco.com)
  • According to the Korea Tourism Organization: "For as long as humans have been harvesting crops, they have enjoyed the nutritional elements of vegetables. (factsanddetails.com)
  • In farming and land management, that includes techniques such as crop rotation, use of more tolerant varieties of plants, targeted soil nutrition and manipulation of harvest dates to avoid blight or insect infestations. (mainefarmtofood.org)
  • But luckily for residents of South Louisiana, there is one annual crop that often makes the summer months worth while. (heraldguide.com)
  • Annual crop report deadlines vary based on region, crop, permanent vs. annual crop type, NAP or non-NAP crop and fall or winter seeding. (waukonstandard.com)
  • Urban green infrastructure and human health: an assessment of ecosystem services provided at the lot-scale in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (zef.de)
  • Their analysis suggests that P. vivax originated in great apes in Africa before infecting humans and that after 1492, human hosts transported P. vivax to South America, where it adapted to New World monkeys and further evolved into infectious P. simium . (cdc.gov)
  • Enthusiasts help preserve the genetic diversity and heritage of the avian world by breeding and caring for these distinctive breeds. (realdetroitweekly.com)
  • February 4th, 2020 is World Cancer Day, and we are reflecting on the role of the occupational cancer research being done at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in reducing the burden of cancer worldwide. (cdc.gov)
  • During World War II, the Japanese operated a secret biological warfare research facility in Manchuria and carried out human experiments on Chinese prisoners. (medscape.com)
  • How to create ideal energy environments, within and around you, to help attract what you most desire into your life Joey will guide everyone through a blessing to balance each person's Human Energy Pattern, and true magic will happen in the room. (arlingtoninstitute.org)
  • Joey will guide everyone through a blessing to balance each person's Human Energy Pattern, and true magic will happen in the room. (arlingtoninstitute.org)
  • Crop issues include impacted crops (blockage), sour crops (yeast infection), and pendulous crops (enlarged and sagging crops). (freecycleusa.com)
  • Despite their many advantages, these toxins can pose health and environmental threats upon exposure, but most modern chemical effects are only temporary. (grainger.com)
  • We're going to make a decent corn crop," said Kenny Perry, the agricultural extension agent in Graves County in far western Kentucky. (wattagnet.com)
  • Healthy foods like fruits and vegetables are essential for good human health outcomes. (healthnews.com)
  • WHO establishes and publishes specifications* for technical material and related formulations of public health pesticides with the objective that these specifications may be used to provide an international point of reference against which products can be judged either for regulatory purposes or in commercial dealings. (who.int)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(10):5796. (msstate.edu)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(16):5745. (msstate.edu)
  • American Journal of Public Health 110:1300-1303. (msstate.edu)
  • CDC reported on their weekly FluView website on Friday that the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported to CDC that in September a boy (age not stated) had a flu like illness from which he fully recovered and for which he hadn't required hospitalization. (scienceblogs.com)
  • This wasn't caught by the CDC NREVSS virologic surveillance system and was only noticed 2 months after the fact by public health officials in Iowa. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Yesterday Flu Wiki founding editor and DailyKos frontpager DemFromCT reviewed three recent report cards on public health, one each by the American Public Health Association (APHA), The Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the American College Of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). (thepumphandle.org)
  • My patience gets pretty short when I see these tomes, full of platitudes, generalities or special pleading from a public health establishment that has lost its way, its mission and its ability to think out of the box. (thepumphandle.org)
  • When I started the Effect Measure blog four plus years ago, just after the Bush re-election catastrophe, I hoped it would be a gathering place for serious discussion about public health from a progressive viewpoint. (thepumphandle.org)
  • Representing the nation's emergency room physicians they are on the front line of the crisis in health care, public health, social services, the economy and everything else that is falling apart around us. (thepumphandle.org)
  • Wolfner agreed, but added that such "unfortunate reasons" and circumstances such as HIV, antibiotic resistance and the avian flu have introduced evolutionary concepts to the general public. (cornellsun.com)
  • Michael Greger, director of public health and agriculture for the Humane Society for the United States, told me that big chicken houses are particularly vulnerable to disease. (dempc.com)
  • The extension said the program will include training in subjects such as crop planning, safe food handling and pest management. (mainefarmtofood.org)
  • Simply stated, integrated pest management is the most effective tool we have available to protect our health and that of crops and the environment. (mainefarmtofood.org)
  • As NIOSH celebrates half a century of work in occupational safety and health, the Institute's Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (AgFF) Program reflects on 30 years of research and outreach designed to protect the people who produce our nation's food and fiber. (cdc.gov)
  • In case of crop issues, seek veterinary advice for appropriate treatments, including crop massages, dietary adjustments, or surgery if necessary. (freecycleusa.com)
  • Agroecology is a holistic approach to farming which takes into account social, environmental, and health concerns of food production. (echocommunity.org)
  • I am an Associate Professor in the Biosecurity Program of Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, and in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. (edu.au)
  • The overuse of fertilizers and other chemicals in crop production is another cause for concern, since residues of pesticides can remain in the crop once harvested and pass into the food chain. (robeco.com)
  • One of the biggest advantages of natural methods is that they don't involve the use of chemicals, reducing potential harm to humans or the environment. (grainger.com)
  • Health systems resilience to climate variability and waterborne-disease burden in the Black Volta Basin in Ghana. (zef.de)
  • Analysis of GPS tracks indicated that a crop field frequented by both chimpanzees and domesticated animals was a potential hotspot for Cryptosporidium transmission. (cdc.gov)