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Cholera could also be a problem, but the disease is not endemic on the island.
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Shortly after the show opened, I received a letter from Dr. Howard Rusk, founder of the Rusk Institute, complaining that I had maligned Puerto Rico in the verse, that in fact the island had a very low incidence of tropical disease.
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The effect of Dutch elm disease and sudden oak death on the island's trees will also be discussed at Mount Tabor Hall in Port St Mary at 19:30 GMT on Thursday.
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Plan Bee began in 2009 after Jersey bees were struck down with the American Foulbrood disease which caused the loss of one third of the island's bee population.
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They came to Long Island for the season, or for a summer weekend away from the disease and clamour.
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Organisers said it would be the highest jump to date in the island's skies and would raise money for research into a rare brain disease.
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Mr. QUAMMEN: Well, I had heard about the disease and since 1996, it's been sweeping across the island, killing what seemed to be thousands of Tasmanian devils.
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If the virus is confirmed it will be the first case on the island for five weeks and a major setback in the fight to eradicate the disease.
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In the tropical forests of the island, just south of the equator, 37, 000 Japanese troops died from disease and starvation during the second world war.
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The council had agreed an all-island animal health and welfare strategy which had the potential to help prevent and reduce animal disease spreading, said the minister.
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The arrival of ash dieback disease could have "devastating consequences" in the Isle of Man, according to the island's environment minister.
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In November an outbreak of the disease in the UK led to a complete ban on the importation of ash to the island.
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