Health

Health department begins drive against Zika virus

KOZHIKODE: Health department on Monday commenced special cleaning drive for the elimination of breeding spots of aedes mosquitoes.

Publication Date: 
21/09/2016
Times Of India (Kozhikode)
Tags:
Kerala, Kozhikode (D), Zika Virus, Health Effects, Malaysia, Vector Borne Diseases, Health
Air Pollution

Haze from Indonesian fires may have killed more than 100,000 people – study

A smog outbreak in Southeast Asia last year may have caused over 100,000 premature deaths, according to a new study released Monday that triggered calls for action to tackle the “killer haze”.

Publication Date: 
20/09/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Forest Fires, Health Effects, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia
Air Pollution

Public health impacts of the severe haze in Equatorial Asia in September–October 2015: demonstration of a new framework for informing fire management strategies to reduce downwind smoke exposure

In September–October 2015, El Niño and positive Indian Ocean Dipole conditions set the stage for massive fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), leading to persistently hazardous levels of smoke pollution across much of Equatorial Asia. Here we quantify the emission sources and health impacts of this haze episode and compare the sources and impacts to an event of similar magnitude occurring under similar meteorological conditions in September–October 2006.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2016
Shannon N Koplitz, Loretta J Mickley, Miriam E Marlier & et al
Environmental Research Letters
1-10
Tags:
Forest Fires, El Nino, Indian Ocean, Health Effects, Indonesia, Air Pollution, Malaysia, Singapore
Air Pollution

Toxic haze in SE Asia killed 100,000, study says

Toxic haze that spread across Southeast Asia from Indonesian forest fires last year caused the deaths of about 100,000 people across the region, according to the first academic study of the health

Publication Date: 
19/09/2016
Financial Times (London)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, Asia, Forest Fires, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Respiratory Diseases
Climate Change

Too few banks in Asia Pacific looking at climate change risk

Asia Pacific’s financial institutions have begun to factor climate risks and opportunities into their activities, but they have a long way to go before they can fully unlock the multi-trillion doll

Publication Date: 
06/09/2016
Eco Business
Tags:
Climate Change, Finance, Banks and Banking, Asia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Floods, Sea Level Rise
Forests

Planet is paying for palm oil profits

Palm oil makes a big contribution to modern life as one of the most-widely used substances in food, cooking, cosmetics, medicines and a range of chemicals.

Publication Date: 
05/09/2016
Eco Business
Tags:
Palm Oil, Forests, Deforestation, Environment, Air Pollution, Forest Fires, Indonesia, Malaysia, Carbon Dioxide
Health

First Case of Zika Infection Confirmed in Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysia on Thursday confirmed its first case of Zika infection, as a 58-year-old woman who recently traveled to Singapore tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus.

Publication Date: 
02/09/2016
Latin America Herald Tribune
Tags:
Health, Zika Virus, Vector Borne Diseases, Epidemics, Malaysia, Asia, Singapore
Animal Care

A case-control study of risk factors for Bovine Brucellosis Seropositivity in peninsular Malaysia

Bovine brucellosis was first reported in Peninsular Malaysia in 1950. A subsequent survey conducted in the country revealed that the disease was widespread. Current knowledge on the potential risk factors for brucellosis occurrence on cattle farms in Malaysia is lacking. Therefore, we conducted a case-control study to identify the potential herd-level risk factors for bovine brucellosis occurrence in four states in the country, namely Kelantan, Pahang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2016
Mukhtar Salihu Anka, Latiffah Hassan, Siti Khairani-Bejo & et al
PLoS ONE
9
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1-7
Tags:
Animal Diseases, Malaysia, Cattle, Animal Care, Health Effects
Wildlife

Another big predator in Southeast Asia faces extinction

At best, just 2,500 Indochinese leopards survive today across Southeast Asia. They have been eradicated from 93% of their historic habitat by snares, poachers, deforestation and declines in prey.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Wildlife, Leopard, Asia, Malaysia, Poaching, Illegal Trade, Endangered Species
Industry

Palm oil giant IOI Group regains RSPO sustainability certification

Palm oil supplier IOI Group has had its certificate for sustainable palm oil reinstated by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), after it was judged to have fulfilled the body’s demands t

Publication Date: 
09/08/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Industry, Sustainable Development, Palm Oil, Environment, Malaysia, Forests

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