During 2001-2014, predominant influenza A(H1N1) and A(H3N2) strains in South America predominated in all or most subsequent influenza seasons in Central and North America. Predominant A(H1N1) and A(H3N2) strains in North America predominated in most subsequent seasons in Central and South America. Sharing data between these subregions may improve influenza season preparedness.

[1] Imaging of seismic velocity discontinuities along a 3000 km profile across central South America at 20 S suggests that the depth variations of the 410-km (d410) and 660-km (d660) discontinuities are closely associated with the high-velocity Nazca slab and juxtaposed low-velocity oceanic mantle beneath the slab. The mantle transition zone thickness ranges from 220 km in the oceanic mantle to...

AFRO-CUBAN THEOLOGY: RELIGION, RACE, CULTURE, AND THEOLOGY. By Michelle A. Gonzalez. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2006. Pp. 208. $29.95. Gonzalez gives us a comprehensive and fresh interpretation of the interdisciplinary character of Christian theology in this wonderful and well-written monograph on AfroCuban theology. Undergirded by a strong feminist and theological outlook, Gonza...

s and Reports 89 Several general objectives have been established. The project will attempt to evaluate how much industrial and vehicular emissions and wastes are released in the subregion; identify the toxic products with the greatest impact; determine the magnitude of surface water pollution by industrial effluents; determine the nature and magnitude of the problems posed by unsuitable dispos...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate prevalence of cardiovascular risk among adults 40 years and older using population-based samples from six Central American countries. METHODS Risk factors were derived from a multi-national cross-sectional survey implemented in 2003-2006, which included a sample of 4 202 participants aged 40 years and older. Charts produced by the World Health Organization and the Intern...

Central America is exceptionally rich in biodiversity, but varies widely in the attention its countries devote to conservation. Protected areas, widely considered the cornerstone of conservation, were not always created with the intent of conserving that biodiversity. We assessed how well the protected-area system of Central America includes the region's mammal diversity. This first required a ...

www.aafp.org/afp Volume 90, Number 9 ◆ November 1, 2014 Case Scenario A 16-year-old boy from Honduras came to our office at a federally qualified health center for a physical examination and vaccinations for school. He recently crossed the United States–Mexico border as an unaccompanied minor and was detained by U.S. immigration authorities before subsequently being sent to live with his older ...