SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER

VULNERABILITY OF COASTAL WETLANDS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES Chapter 5: Sensitivity of Gulf Coast Forests to Climate Change

Data from a long-term study of vegetation and tree demography were used to investigate potential effects of climate change on a major forested region of the United States, the Coastal Plain of the Southeast. Study sites included dry, mesic, and wet sites in the Big Thicket of east Texas that are representative of important vegetation types on the Coastal Plain. Results indicated spatial and tem...

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Human Rickettsialpox, Southeastern Mexico

The detection of Rickettsia akari in 2 human patients increased the diversity of rickettsioses affecting the public health in the southeast of Mexico. Rickettsialpox should be considered in the differential diagnosis with other febrile illnesses for the correct diagnosis and accurate treatment of this potential threat to human health.

Chikungunya Virus, Southeastern France

In September 2010, autochthonous transmission of chikungunya virus was recorded in southeastern France, where the Aedes albopictus mosquito vector is present. Sequence analysis of the viral genomes of imported and autochthonous isolates indicated new features for the potential emergence and spread of the virus in Europe.

Pyemotes ventricosus Dermatitis, Southeastern France

We investigated 42 patients who had unusual pruritic dermatitis associated with a specific clinical sign (comet sign) in 23 houses in southeastern France from May through September 2007. Pyemotes ventricosus, a parasite of the furniture beetle Anobium punctatum, was the cause of this condition.