Addison’s Disease 2001

Appendicectomy Complicated by Addisons Disease

requiring admission to ICU. Case report: A 33 year old male presented with a fifteen-hour history of vomiting, diarrhoea, and lower abdominal pain one week after a holiday in Portugal. He had no significant past medical history. On examination he had a tanned appearance, and was tender with guarding and rebound in the right iliac fossa. Rovsing’s sign was positive. He proceeded to theatre where...

Foot and Mouth Disease in Uruguay, 2001

Criminal Victimization 2001: Changes 2000-2001 with Trends 1993-2001

Americans age 12 or older experienced approximately 24.2 million violent and property victimizations in 2001 according to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Overall criminal victimizations included about 18.3 million property crimes (burglary, motor vehicle theft, and theft), 5.7 million violent crimes (rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault), and abo...

Foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom, 2001.

The epidemic of Pan-Asian ‘O’ type FMD in 2001 was the first major outbreak in UK for 34 years. The cause is not understood at this time, but it spread rapidly through many areas. Discrepancies between official and unofficial statistics impede a clear understanding of the development of the disease, but probably up to 10 million animals were slaughtered during the first five months. Control mea...

Foot-and-mouth disease in Tanzania from 2001 to 2006.

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in Tanzania, with outbreaks occurring almost each year in different parts of the country. There is now a strong political desire to control animal diseases as part of national poverty alleviation strategies. However, FMD control requires improving the current knowledge on the disease dynamics and factors related to FMD occurrence so control measures can b...