The 30 Years' War and consequent epidemics, famine, and destruction, compounded by a fire in 1638 that burned Lunéville to the ground, contributed to the loss of much of La Tour's legacy, as many as 400 works.
The second major effect on mortality, this time affecting primarily rural areas, was a period of unusual rainfall in 1998 2000 which led to widespread food shortages and consequent epidemics.
Varying the global R0, can in fact substantially modify the timing of national first case introduction, and the consequent epidemic peak.
Given the consequent high risk for epidemics, it has been proposed that displaced populations should be given priority for respiratory infection prevention and control programs [ 3, 6].
Although HIV epidemics and consequent responses differ between and within countries, there are important cross-country lessons to share, particularly in terms of national policy processes.
Humanitarian emergencies often occur in populations with low levels of immunity, given long-term disruption of routine vaccination programs, poor infrastructure and access to health services, and therefore an increased risk of measles epidemics with consequent mortality.
12, 13, 20 These six studies were all differentially affected by the occurrence of epidemics and consequent differences in force of infection; circulating DENV-types and the order in which infections occurred, which may affect disease severity 21; and an inability to accurately determine when individuals became susceptible to reinfection.
Finally, a possible administration of mAbs in those subjects that could be at risk of exposure to arbovirus infections, such as travelers in endemic areas, could reduce the possible incidence and consequent augmented risk of epidemic episodes.
Since the 1980s, consequent on the AIDS epidemic, KS incidence has increased in all Western countries (Dal Maso et al, 1999), mainly due to the high frequency of AIDS-associated KS (AKS) among HIV-infected homosexual and bisexual males (IARC, 1996).
This is particularly the case with regard to the care of older people, in the light of the growing human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and noncommunicable chronic disease epidemics, with the consequent additional social and economic pressures and responsibilities that have been placed on older people.
The partnership component of the model was parameterized using data from a cross-sectional study, and thus may not capture changes in behaviour over time, and their consequent impact on the syphilis epidemic in Toronto's MSM population.
