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Cypress canker: a pandemic in progress.

Over the past 70 years a destructive blight of Cupressus macrocarpa and other Cupressaceae, caused by Seiridium cardinale, has spread worldwide from California, devastating forests, plantations, and ornamental cypresses. The epidemic has been particularly severe in the Mediterranean region, on C. sempervirens. A similar destructive blight induced by Lepteutypa cupressi, which caused serious los...

Neglected tropical diseases: progress towards addressing the chronic pandemic.

The concept of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) emerged more than a decade ago and has been recognised as a valid way to categorise diseases that affect the poorest individuals. Substantial progress in control and elimination has been achieved and policy momentum has been generated through continued bilateral, philanthropic, and non-governmental development organisation (NGDO) support, and do...

Modelling to Contain Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) with Stochastic Membrane Systems: A Work-in-Progress Paper

Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) has spread rapidly across the globe. In the event of pandemic influenza A (H1N1), decision-makers are required to act in the face of substantial uncertainties. Simulation models can be used to project the effectiveness of mitigation strategies. Since nature is very complex, the perfect model that explains it will be complex too. Membrane system (P system) can be a pe...

Influenza vaccination in the Americas: Progress and challenges after the 2009 A(H1N1) influenza pandemic

BACKGROUND There has been considerable uptake of seasonal influenza vaccines in the Americas compared to other regions. We describe the current influenza vaccination target groups, recent progress in vaccine uptake and in generating evidence on influenza seasonality and vaccine effectiveness for immunization programs. We also discuss persistent challenges, 5 years after the A(H1N1) 2009 influen...