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… disturbance patterns (e.g. " res, insect outbreaks, disease), as well as ecosystem processes such as nutrient … of local people, and creating ideal conditions for disease and its vectors; rats exterminating native birds on Paci" c islands; and deadly new disease organisms, such as avian in# uenza A (H5N1), …

… use as food or feed or for processing FMD Foot and Mouth Disease FVO Food and Veterinary Office GATT General Agreement … includes (a) provision of services, such as research, disease control, infrastructure and domestic stockholding for … declared in order to prevent the transboundary spread of disease. On a global scale, perhaps the most significant …

… food preferences of populations. Plant pest and disease outbreaks have caused massive food shortages and … people died because of the famine. The Potato late blight disease caused by Phytophthora infestans, a pest that is … 4, causing the Banana fusarium wilt, also known as Panama disease. Any reduction in banana production through pests in …

… organisms should be kept in the best possible health. • Disease outbreaks in aquaculture farms should be prevented, … • Precautionary measures should be implemented to prevent disease transfer. • Special biosecurity measures to limit the … bacteria, viruses and other pathogens occur naturally, disease outbreaks are more likely to occur in farmed animals, …

… before starting the translocation. 1. The management of disease and known pathogen transfer is important, both to … possible nor desirable for organisms to be “parasite and disease free”, many organisms are non-pathogenic until … at the destination site. 5.1.5 Animal welfare 5.1.6 Disease and parasite considerations 3. The level of attention …

… s. The expected increase in the incidence of vector-borne disease associated with climate change, such as malaria, may … enhance the toxic effects of POP s on wildlife, increase disease risks, and increase species vulnerability. Persistent … health effects on humans, such as 8 cardiovascular disease, immunosuppression, metabolic disorders, cancer, and …

… right to food. Recent dramatic episodes of food-borne disease accidents and outbreaks have raised concerns about … and food trade. Worldwide outbreaks of food-borne disease, with concomitant media attention and outspoken … interest in genetically modified foods and in food-borne disease outbreaks has raised public awareness in many …

… the elderly, and people with lung or cardiovascular disease. It reduces the ability of plants to absorb carbon … productivity, thus negatively impacting livelihoods, disease control and food security. They can also cause a … used in the nuclear weapons industry and chronic beryllium disease has been diagnosed in workers, despite exposure …

… For example, increased temperatures may enable alien, disease- carrying mosquitoes to extend their range (Mooney … by preying on or infect- ing alien pests, parasites and disease agents. A con- trol species is intentionally … tree species imported from Italy were found to harbour disease (The Sunday Telegraph, 6 February 2000). Unprocessed …

… the atmospheric contamination contributes to respiratory disease. Mercury containing hospital products that are … substances, in particular asbestos, which can cause lung disease. The poor, and particularly women, children and the … are ambitious, and include curbing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and …