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Endemic
Species characteristic of or prevalent in a particular or restricted locality or region. (source: EPA) Background from Wikipedia Look up Endemic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Endemic, in a broad sense, can mean "belonging" or "native to", "characteristic of", or "prevalent in" a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; native to an area or scope. It also has two specific meanings: endemic (ecology): an organism being "endemic" means exclusively native to a place or biota endemic (epidemiology), an infection is said to be "endemic" in a population when that infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs.Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),The number of endemic countries is now down to 9, all in Africa, and 4 of them are poised to report no cases this year. Besides Ghana, trouble spots are Socotra Wildlife at risk, said experts - 22 Oct 2007 Yemen Times,Chameleons and Socotra’s rare endemic plants are additional species which have been collected for the illegal international trade even though there are laws Bridget M. Kuehn - 22 Oct 2007 Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),At the time, more than 125 countries were considered polio-endemic and an estimated 350 000 children were paralyzed by the disease each year. Sir Menzies - a Victim of Ageism? - 22 Oct 2007 TrainingZone.co.uk,Ex-Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell was a victim of "endemic ageism", experts have said. John Peel, a consultant with employment law experts New African tetra described - 22 Oct 2007 Practical Fishkeeping,M. holargyreus and M. stormsi, with M. holargyreus being the only other species besides M. schelly that is endemic to the lower Congo River. Company criticised after disease death - 22 Oct 2007 Brisbane Times,Despite its endemic status, three senior Ergon employees, including the occupational health and hygiene and operations managers, admitted information about Indonesian girl did not die of bird flu: official - 22 Oct 2007 AFPThe H5N1 strain of bird flu is endemic in birds across nearly all of Indonesia. Scientists worry that the virus could mutate into a form more easily Nigeria: Senate to Amend ICPC Act - 22 Oct 2007 AllAfrica.com,...that the lack of integrity was one of the major factors at the root of the endemic corruption in both public and private institutions in the country. Kenya: Why Poll Ratings Can't Be Ignored - 22 Oct 2007 AllAfrica.com,Hemmed in only by unavoidable objective difficulties and endemic subjective faults, they try their best in their pages to mirror their society - its merits Zimbabwe: Who Owns Our Images? - 22 Oct 2007 AllAfrica.com,...forces would always oppose any movements that attempt to solve problems like inequality and poverty that were endemic in the developing world. Tree planting campaign - 22 Oct 2007 Jakarta Post,Endemic morbidity and mortality are expected to rise due to increases in coastal water temperatures. Therefore, in the face of recent alarming data, Attention! Men and Women May Be Different - 22 Oct 2007 Wall Street JournalDavis to rescind its invitation to Harvard's Larry Summers is emblematic of the anti-intellectualism endemic at America's colleges and universities. Maitland meeting to air horse flu eradication concerns - 22 Oct 2007 ABC Online,..."The major concern is just how far it is going to go and whether this disease is controllable and eradicable, or whether it becomes an endemic disease here Polish Opposition May Have Won Election, Poll Shows (Update1) - 22 Oct 2007 BloombergLaw & Justice's eagerness to win support by fighting the corruption it says is endemic in Polish society may have led to its defeat. the vaccine that could save millions - 22 Oct 2007 Times Online,This, combined with the need to undertake clinical development in countries endemic with malaria and where there are very few hospitals or medical resources Inflation: Lessons from China - 22 Oct 2007 Hindu Business Line,Price rises are endemic to a growing economy, although so far Indian inflation has been relatively benign. Indian inflation, measured by WPI numbers, The price of peace - 22 Oct 2007 Guardian Unlimited,Meanwhile, government-sanctioned forced evictions and land grabs are rife, human rights violations are common, corruption is endemic and impunity is the This video from ABC's 20/20, with John Stossel reporting about so ... - 22 Oct 2007 Human Events,The state itself still suffers from the endemic corruption left behind by the Democrats who still dominate the state bureaucracies. HIV/AIDS spreads at endemic scale - Oct 20, 2007 The New Nation,Low prevalent Bangladesh gradually turning into high prevalent country in HIV/AIDS, like the neighbouring one, as sharing of needle among the Injecting Drug BBC’s English parochialism is endemic - Oct 19, 2007 The Herald,Jim O'Rourke does well to criticise the BBC for its English parochialism (Letters, October 18). The problem actually extends much deeper than football and S.Africa says tax collection up, evasion 'endemic' - Oct 10, 2007 Reuters South Africa,..."This is becoming an endemic behaviour," Gordhan said, adding that the problem may require new laws "so that there are some penalties of a more severe order EU: Bluetongue spreading fast, may become endemic in many member ... - Oct 9, 2007 International Herald Tribune,AP BRUSSELS, Belgium: Bluetongue, an insect-borne virus that affects goats, sheep and cattle, is spreading fast through Europe and may become endemic in Ageism in the workplace ‘endemic’ - Sep 30, 2007 ic Wales,...by Our Correspondent, Western Mail AGEISM is still “endemic� in the workplace a year after new legislation aimed at stamping out age discrimination, Ageism 'endemic' in the workplace - Sep 27, 2007 BBC News,Ageism is still "endemic" in the UK workplace despite new laws coming into force last year, a study suggests. Since the new laws came into force, International standards drive demand for Western advisors - Oct 17, 2007 Kyiv Post (subscription),KP: It is common knowledge that many investors are dissatisfied with Ukraine’s Tax Code, court system, and endemic corruption. Please discuss these issues • Sweet dreams - Oct 18, 2007 MLive.com,...the singer-turned-activist continued. "A lot of this is a system of chronic and endemic poverty. The world's mad. Half is in chronic, endemic poverty." vCJD 'could become endemic - Sep 24, 2007 Telegraph.co.uk,By Bonnie Malkin and agencies The human form of mad cow disease could become so widespread it is impossible to eradicate in the UK, a leading scientist has Fatty McToad - Oct 17, 2007 Seattle Post IntelligencerTheir unique evolutionary history creates lots of endemic species with small ranges, automatically making global extinction more likely. Solving the Fundamental Problem - Oct 20, 2007 Across the Aisle,Among other attributes, it was a reasonably safe bet that was much less likely to see the type of volatility often endemic to emerging markets. ‘Typhoid Mary’ - Oct 19, 2007 Sun.Star,You are at risk if you travel to typhoid fever-endemic areas and if you have weak resistance against infection. When infected, you are likely to experience Corruption is pernicious in Iraq, says US official - Oct 15, 2007 ReutersBy Sue Pleming and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corruption is a "pernicious, endemic" problem in Iraq and the Bush administration has not covered Christmas Island: kingdom of the crab - Oct 20, 2007 Telegraph.co.uk,Concern about the survival of endemic species of birds and bats, not to mention the crabs, prompted the Australian government to earlier this year announce vCJD 'could be endemic in UK' - Sep 24, 2007 Paisley Daily Express,The human form of mad cow disease could become endemic throughout the UK, a leading scientist has warned. Thousands could be infected with variant CJD Ageism still "endemic" in the workplace - Sep 28, 2007 HRZone.co.uk,Sixteen million workers have claimed to have witnessed ageist behaviour in the workplace in the last 12 months since new age discrimination laws came into Ageism endemic in British workplaces - Sep 28, 2007 Management-Issues,One year after the introduction of legislation intended to outlaw age discrimination in British workplaces, ageism appears to be as deep-rooted as ever. Burma: endemic violence and repression - Sep 25, 2007 The Sunday Times,Mass protests led by monks against the Burmese military junta were being held this week despite the threat of violent recrimination from “one of the most US covering up Iraqi corruption: lawmakers - Oct 12, 2007 AFPWASHINGTON (AFP) — Four powerful Democratic lawmakers on Friday warned Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that "endemic corruption" in Iraq was fueling the Early release for Bertrand Cantat - Oct 14, 2007 New Zealand Herald,But for others, especially the family of the murdered woman, it is an indictment of the French tolerance of the crime passionel and of endemic domestic Poaching haunts Sierra Madre doves - Oct 5, 2007 Inquirer.net,By Villamor Visaya Jr. TUGUEGARAO CITY—The endemic species flame-breasted fruit dove (Ptilinopus marchei) found at the Peñablanca protected area and at the All schools to have nurseries of endangered medicinal herbs - Oct 5, 2007 Hindu,Even as these rare and endangered plants endemic to Western Ghats are facing the threat of extinction in the wild because of unscientific harvesting, Equine flu would be costly to live with in Australia - Oct 15, 2007 Horsetalk,..."Periodic epidemics sweep countries where the disease is endemic, and despite vaccination, these epidemics have a huge effect on the horse industry and Exile condemns Iraqi 'corruption' - Oct 13, 2007 BBC News,In July, the US agency overseeing reconstruction in Iraq said economic mismanagement and graft were endemic, and equivalent to "a second insurgency". Party's over: goodbye to boom that saw €10bn squandered ... - Oct 20, 2007 Irish Independent,This week, the Sunday Independent conducted an in-depth investigation into the endemic waste of our taxes by Fianna Fail. We can show that since FF took China’s stability under threat – report - Oct 17, 2007 Legalbrief (subscription),Endemic corruption has been cited as one of the most serious threats to China’s future economic and political stability. That's the conclusion of the new Dark days ahead as bluetongue threat takes flight - Oct 14, 2007 The Herald,Bluetongue disease looks likely to have become endemic in the south of England and that poses a real threat to British sheep next summer, as the disease US fails to curb corruption in Iraq. - Oct 15, 2007 PRESS TV,Corruption is a 'pernicious, endemic' problem in Iraq, said California Rep. Henry Waxman on Monday. "The State Department is attempting to suppress any Sibuyan: A victim of conflicting policies - Oct 12, 2007 Manila Times,Sibuyan is remarkable for its endemic or unique flora and fauna, a result of the island’s relative isolation since the middle to late Pleistocene. Beware the VAR slide - Oct 11, 2007 Financial Times,While these models have become endemic in the financial world in recent years, they have a nasty habit of being self-reinforcing, or so the Bank observes. Report alleges chronic bullying - Oct 4, 2007 Sydney Morning Herald,It found evidence of endemic misconduct by nurses, doctors and other medical staff at the hospital. It said there were strong concerns about bullying and Tribalism Wanted Out of Kenyan Politics - Sep 26, 2007 Voice of AmericaIn addition, we have endemic corruption that is from top to bottom and it makes a mockery of a lot of things that we have. 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