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http://www.flu.gov/pandemic/about/
About Pandemics
A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. It is determined by how the disease spreads, not how many deaths it causes.
When a new influenza A virus emerges, a flu pandemic can occur. Because the virus is new, the human population has little to no immunity against it. The virus spreads quickly from person-to-person worldwide.
The United States is not currently experiencing a flu pandemic. If a pandemic occurs, the federal government will work to identify the cause and create a vaccine. Flu.gov will provide updates on the steps the federal government is taking to address the pandemic.
http://www.genengnews.com/insight-and-intelligence/proteins-under-a-spotlight/77900065/
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/genetic_engineering/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/genetically_modified/
http://www.scientificamerican.com/topic/genetic-engineering/
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/gen.32.1.17
http://www.pnas.org/content/106/28/11709.full.pdf
Pandemic influenza viruses cause significant mortality in humans.
In the 20th century, 3 influenza viruses caused major pandemics:
the 1918 H1N1 virus, the 1957 H2N2 virus, and the 1968 H3N2 virus.
These pandemics were initiated by the introduction and successful
adaptation of a novel hemagglutinin subtype to humans from an
animal source, resulting in antigenic shift. Despite global concern
regarding a new pandemic influenza,
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17600481
oodborne Pathog Dis. 2007 Summer;4(2):115-33.
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria associated with food animals: a United States perspective of livestock production.
http://www.nrdc.org/food/saving-antibiotics.asp
Saving Antibiotics
What You Need to Know About Antibiotics Abuse on Farms
Superbug Quiz
BY THE NUMBERS
80 percent of antibacterial drugs (about 29 million pounds) are sold for use in livestock in the United States and the vast majority are used on animals that are not sick.
In 2010, almost 52 percent of retail chicken breasts tested by FDA were contaminated with antibiotic-resistant E. coli.
According to a National Research Council estimate, eliminating all non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock would cost grocery shoppers less than $1.25 per month per person in today's dollars.
Just one type of superbug, MRSA, kills about 19,000 Americans annually, more than HIV/AIDS.
Antibiotic resistant infections in the US are estimated to lead to up to $26 billion in additional healthcare costs annually.
Feeding low levels of antibiotics to cows, pigs and chickens that aren't even sick breeds "super bugs" -- dangerous germs that are able to fight off antibiotics that spread to our communities and families.
Find out why these drugs are used on feedlots, the problems they pose and what you can do to keep you and your family healthy.
Why are antibiotics used on livestock animals?
Since the 1950s, it has become routine practice to add low levels of antibiotics to the feed or water of healthy poultry, cattle, and swine to promote faster growth and prevent infections that tend to occur when animals are housed in crowded, unsanitary, stressful conditions.
http://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D11798.PDF
F.D.A. Restricts Antibiotics Use for Livestock
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
Published: December 11, 2013 252 Comments
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday put in place a major new policy to phase out the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in cows, pigs and chickens raised for meat, a practice that experts say has endangered human health by fueling the growing epidemic of antibiotic resistance.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7752734
Antibiotic failure.
Cunha BA1, Ortega AM.
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Abstract
There are many possible causes of antibiotic drug failure, but the most common are drug fevers, untreatable infectious diseases, noninfectious diseases, or problems with incorrect or inadequate spectrum. Failure to respond to antibiotics includes the emergence of resistant organisms, superinfections, and drug interactions. The most common mistake made with apparent antibiotic failure is to change or add additional antibiotics. The most important strategy is to analyze the cause of the antibiotic failure by careful evaluation and use of appropriate diagnostic tests to avoid needless, expensive, and potentially dangerous antimicrobial therapy.
http://barnyardhealth.com/genlivin.html
Summary
The indiscriminate use of antibiotics is costly and can be a deterrent to supplying quality food animal products that are free of residues. The dangers of unsupervised antibiotic use are numerous and, under some circumstances, can result in liability and health risks. Veterinary counsel should be sought concerning the use and compatibility of drugs before treating animals. Although the actual administration of medicine may not appear to be difficult, the activity of the drug within the living animal is very complex and can adversely affect the animal, food animal products, and the consumer.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/12/us-usa-hogs-virus-idUSBREA1B20820140212
(Reuters) - A new swine virus, distinct from the deadly PEDv pig virus, has been found in fecal samples taken from four different farms in Ohio last month and early this month, the Ohio Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/11/widespread-pig-virus-threatens-to-bump-pork-prices/
A virus that kills young pigs is roiling the U.S. pork industry, boosting prices in the $9 billion hog-futures market and threatening to create more pain for food shoppers.
The disease, which has spread to farms in 22 states, is cutting into pork supplies and prompting some traders and investors to wager that hog prices could set records this year. Lean-hog futures rose to a seven-week high a week ago and are up 6% since mid-December.
http://www.fwi.co.uk/articles/09/07/2013/139940/deadly-pig-disease-warning-as-virus-spreads.htm
Deadly pig disease warning as virus spreads
Sarah Trickett
Tuesday 09 July 2013 08:30
young pigs
Pig farmers are being warned to adopt strict measures on farm to prevent a new deadly strain of porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus from wiping out whole generations of newly-born pigs.
The National Pig Association said the disease has been present in the UK in a mild form, but new strains that have spread from China to the USA have destroyed new-born piglets with no effective treatment available.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Researchers-New-form-of-poultry-disease-found-5320401.php
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Researchers say a serious new form of a viral poultry disease has been found in Washington state.
Infectious bursal disease virus, known as IBDV for short, is not known to infect people or other animals. Washington State University's animal disease lab says it has been confirmed in one flock of birds here — the first confirmed case in the United States outside of California.
This form of the disease was first documented in California in 2008, said Dr. Tim Baszler, director of the WSU lab. It typically kills 25 percent to 30 percent of a flock, and birds 3 to 6 weeks old are especially susceptible. It can also suppress their immune system, making them more susceptible to secondary diseases.
Baszler said there's no public health concern, but it is troubling for those who raise chickens or turkeys.
[CAIRO] Disease may challenge the ability of fish farming to feed the growing human population even as wild fish stocks decline and climate change hampers food production from other sources, a study shows.
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in the world, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, with 90 per cent of production coming from the developing world, where it makes a significant contribution to many nations' economies.
SPEED READ
Disease outbreaks in fish farms are deadlier and faster in tropical areas than temperate ones
Warmer conditions and common antibiotic use may be to blame
Disease monitoring and training must be improved
But fish and shellfish disease will increasingly present a major problem for aquaculture in tropical countries, many of which rely on this form of food production for dietary protein, according to the study, which calls for better disease-response strategies and infrastructure in developing countries.
The study, published in February's issue of the Journal of Applied Ecology, is the first analysis of the global pattern of disease outbreaks in aquaculture, according to its lead author, Tommy Leung, a lecturer in parasitology and evolutionary biology at the University of New England, Australia.
By examining published reports of disease-induced mortalities in commercial aquaculture, it found that outbreaks were more deadly and progressed quicker in the tropics than in temperate regions, after controlling for differences in veterinary and disease-reporting infrastructure.
http://tal.ifas.ufl.edu/publications.htm
http://www.thefishsite.com/articles/43/fish-diseases-in-aquaculture
http://www.seafoodwatch.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/issues/aquaculture_pollution.aspx
Thousands of fish concentrated in open net pens produce tons of feces. Combined with uneaten food pellets, this waste impacts the local environment, polluting the water and smothering plants and animals on the seafloor. Scientists are also concerned about spreading disease and parasites—common occurrences in crowded pens—to wild fish.
Where salmon farms are located near the migration routes of young wild salmon, parasites may infect and kill up to 80 percent of the wild fish. Pesticides and antibiotics used to control diseases and parasites can also leak into the environment, impacting local
http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/resources/oceanography-book/policy-fisheries.htm
Oceanography in the 21st Century - An Online Textbook
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Fisheries Policy Issues
Why Are Fish Gone?
Here are some factors that have led to the decline of fisheries in many areas of the world, as outlined in Empty Oceans, Empty Nets, written by Habitat Media and in the American Association for the Advancement of Science's publication on Marine Fisheries, Population Consumption: Science Policy. The Monterey Bay Aquarium has similar information on Fisheries in Trouble.
The problems include soaring demand, improved technology, government subsidies, poor regulations, reduced fish stocks, bycatch, and destruction of bottom organisms and habitat by bottom trawling. Essentially, fish have nowhere to hide.
Population Pressure
Fish provide a vital source of food for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Overall, the marine catch accounts for 16% of global animal protein consumption. In general people in developing countries rely on fish as a part of their daily diets much more heavily than those residing in developed countries. For example, fish accounts for roughly 29% of the total animal protein in the diet of Asian populations, but only 7% for North Americans.
The use of fish as a source of food rose from 40 million tons in 1970 to 72 million tons in 1993. Population is by far the most important factor in this burgeoning demand, accounting for roughly two thirds of change in total demand. At current rates of world population growth, the total world supply of food fish (marine, freshwater, and aquaculture) would have to grow from roughly 72 million tons in 1993 to 91 million tons by 2010 to maintain today's per capita fish supplies, according to FAO.
From: American Association for the Advancement of Science: Marine Fisheries, Population and Consumption: Science and Policy Issues.
Factory Trawlers
To meet the demand for more fish, the fishing industry has turned to larger, more efficient ships, the most important being the factory trawlers and ships.
Vladivostok-registered Kapitan Nazin, [is] one of the largest factory trawlers in the world. The Russian ship is one of three identical craft - each 347 feet (105 m) long and 10,000-tons displacement - built in Spain in 1993. They are classified by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) to withstand ice to Class 1B and operate year-round off the Siberian coast in the Sea of Okhotsk. The Kapitan Nazin and its 165 crew can process 125 tons of frozen product per day and store up to 3,200 tons in its refrigerated hold before off-loading at sea to a freighter.
[Thousands of such trawlers are fishing at sea, but not as many as conventional trawlers.]
From Cascade General, Portland Shipyard press release from 1999.
But what the factory trawlers lack in numbers they more than made up for in catching power. So awesome was this power in the early years of their prime (and so good was the fishing) [about 1965-70] that it is perhaps best describes by hypothetical analogy to dry land. First, assume a vast continental forest, free for the cutting or only ineffectively guarded. Then try to imagine a mobile and completely self contained timber-cutting machine that could smash through the roughest trails of the forest, cut down the trees, mill them, and deliver consumer-ready lumber in half the time of normal logging and milling operations. This was exactly what factory trawlers did – this was exactly their effect on fish – in the forests of the deep.
From William W. Warner, 1983, Distant Water, The Fate of the North Atlantic Fisherman, page viii.
http://www.earthportals.com/oceansfish.html
http://www.worldpreservationfoundation.org/blog/news/deforestation-statistics/#.Uyi8jcZyvoY
The data compiled by the World Resources Institute reveals that the planet has already lost 80 percent of its forest cover to deforestation, and going by the alarming rate at which the trees are being cut, it won’t take much time for that figure to reach the 100 percent mark. The West African region, which boasted of lush green tropical forests in the 19th century, has been stripped of 90 percent of its forest cover over the last century. The same trend of deforestation continues in the two remaining rainforest biomes in South America and Asia respectively
https://www.google.com/search?q=forest+depletion+statistics&rlz=
http://robertkyriakides.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/oxygen-depletion-and-climate-change/
Oxygen depletion and climate change
Posted on July 15, 2010 by Robert Kyriakides
Dr Mae-Wan Ho thinks that the amount of atmospheric oxygen is getting less and the depletion rate is accelerating. To say Dr Ho is well qualified in biophysics would be an understatement. Published by the Institute of Science in Society last year, her research points out the danger of putting one step in front of another without knowing where you are going, a feature of humanity’s insatiable curiosity which has brought many benefits for mankind but also may problems.
Virtually all measures to prevent climate change are measures to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere. We have been measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide for fifty years (now about 380 parts per million) but have been measuring atmospheric oxygen for only twenty years (now at 209,460 parts per million). You might expect atmospheric oxygen to decline, as a proportion of the atmosphere, as carbon dioxide levels increase, but that the decline would be less than the increase in carbon dioxide and as carbon dioxide as a proportion of atmospheric gas is very tiny, the reduction in the proportion of atmospheric oxygen would be smaller.
In fact atmospheric share of oxygen has been declining in the past few years by two to four times the increase rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and oceans have also experienced a greater than expect fall in oxygen levels. Dr Mae’s calculations and methodology can be examined at http://www.i-sis.org.uk/O2DroppingFasterThanCO2Rising.php
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Directory:Oxygen Depletion
Page first featured October 19, 2008
A directory for Oxygen Depletion issues, technologies, resources.
Global warming is not the only consequence of increasing greenhouse gasses from natural and anthropomorphic sources. Oxygen used to be about 20% of the atmosphere; but today, in places like Tokyo, it is as low as 7%. Carbon dioxide is actually a fairly heavy gas (molecular weight 44 as compared to oxygen 32 and nitrogen 28) so that during times of little wind, it would have a tendency to settle in pockets.
Compromised levels of oxygen have a wide range of health and vitality consequences ranging from headaches and dizziness to an increased susceptibility to cancer and even death among those whose systems are already weak from other causes. This is true in the oceans as well, which are seeing an increase in hypoxic (oxygen deficient) dead zones in extreme cases.
"I do not think most people realize the dilemma which seems to boil down to the choice between breathable air or continued and increased burning of fuels." Adrian Akau, NEC
"Dead zones (hypoxic i.e. oxygen deficient water) in the coastal zones are increasing, typically surrounding major industrial and agricultural centers. This is commonly occurring due to nutrient pollution, in the form of nitrogen and phosphorous leading to algal blooms and eutrophication." (UNEP/GRID; 2004)
eutrophic (yu-trof'ik, -tro'fik): "Having waters rich in mineral and organic nutrients that promote a proliferation of plant life, especially algae, which reduces the dissolved oxygen content and often causes the extinction of other organisms. Used of a lake or pond." [1]
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm
umber of hungry people in the world
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that nearly 870 million people of the 7.1 billion people in the world, or one in eight, were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2010-2012. Almost all the hungry people, 852 million, live in developing countries, representing 15 percent of the population of developing counties. There are 16 million people undernourished in developed countries (FAO 2012).
http://www.express.co.uk/fun/top10facts/440261/Top-ten-facts-about-population
4. The current world population is about 7.19 billion and increases by 2.3 people every second.
5. These figures mean that about one fifteenth of all the people who have ever lived are alive today.
http://www.unwater.org/water-cooperation-2013/water-cooperation/facts-and-figures/en/
85% of the world population lives in the driest half of the planet.
783 million people do not have access to clean water and almost 2.5 billion do not have access to adequate sanitation.
6 to 8 million people die annually from the consequences of disasters and water-related diseases.
Various estimates indicate that, based on business as usual, ~3.5 planets Earth would be needed to sustain a global population achieving the current lifestyle of the average European or North American.