scholarly journals Radiological Impact of Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests at Mururoa and Fangataufa Atolls to Populations in Oceania, South America and Africa: Comparison with French Polynesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 801-809
Author(s):  
Vladimir Drozdovitch ◽  
Florent de Vathaire ◽  
Andre Bouville
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Nuclear Weapons ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Radiological Impact

scholarly journals Transmission dynamics of Zika virus in island populations: a modelling analysis of the 2013-14 French Polynesia outbreak

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam J. Kucharski ◽  
Sebastian Funk ◽  
Rosalind M. Eggo ◽  
Henri-Pierre Mallet ◽  
W. John Edmunds ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Transmission Dynamics ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Island Populations ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Guillain Barré

AbstractBetween October 2013 and April 2014, more than 30,000 cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) disease were estimated to have attended healthcare facilities in French Polynesia. ZIKV has also been reported in Africa and Asia, and in 2015 the virus spread to South America and the Caribbean. Infection with ZIKV has been associated with neurological complications including Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and microcephaly, which led the World Health Organization to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February 2015. To better understand the transmission dynamics of ZIKV, we used a mathematical model to examine the 2013–14 outbreak on the six major archipelagos of French Polynesia. Our median estimates for the basic reproduction number ranged from 2.6–4.8, with an estimated 11.5% (95% CI: 7.32–17.9%) of total infections reported. As a result, we estimated that 94% (95% CI: 91–97%) of the total population of the six archipelagos were infected during the outbreak. Based on the demography of French Polynesia, our results imply that if ZIKV infection provides complete protection against future infection, it would take 12–20 years before there are a sufficient number of susceptible individuals for ZIKV to reemerge, which is on the same timescale as the circulation of dengue virus serotypes in the region. Our analysis suggests that ZIKV may exhibit similar dynamics to dengue virus in island populations, with transmission characterized by large, sporadic outbreaks with a high proportion of asymptomatic or unreported cases.Author SummarySince the first reported major outbreak of Zika virus disease in Micronesia in 2007, the virus has caused outbreaks throughout the Pacific and South America. Transmitted by the Aedes species of mosquitoes, the virus has been linked to possible neurological complications including Guillain-Barre Syndrome and microcephaly. To improve our understanding of the transmission dynamics of Zika virus in island populations, we analysed the 2013–14 outbreak on the six major archipelagos of French Polynesia. We found evidence that Zika virus infected the majority of population, but only around 12% of total infections on the archipelagos were reported as cases. If infection with Zika virus generates lifelong immunity, we estimate that it would take at least 15–20 years before there are enough susceptible people for the virus to reemerge. Our results suggest that Zika virus could exhibit similar dynamics to dengue virus in the Pacific, producing large but sporadic outbreaks in small island populations.

Cladosporium cucumerinum. [Distribution map].

1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Cladosporium Cucumerinum ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Cladosporium cucumerinum Ell. & Arth. Hosts: Cucurbitaceae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Rhodesia, South Africa, ASIA, China (E.), India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey, USSR, Yemen, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, French Polynesia, EUROPE, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England and Wales (Channel Islands Jersey), Finland, France (S.W.), Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, USSR (Crimea; Kirov; Lithuania; Estonia; Urals), Yugoslavia, NORTH AMERICA, Canada (Manitoba, NB, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec), Mexico, USA (General), CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Barbados, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, SOUTH AMERICA, Chile (Arica).

Cerataphis orchidearum. [Distribution map].

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
New South ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Distribution In Europe

Abstract A new geographic map is provided for Cerataphis orchidearum (Westwood). Hemiptera: Aphididae. Hosts: Orchidaceae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Belgium, Finland, France, Hungary, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and UK), Asia (India, Indonesia and Myanmar), Africa (Angola, Kenya, Madagascar, Reunion, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe), North America (California and Hawaii, USA), Central America and Carribean (Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico), South America (Brazil, Colombia and Guyana) and Oceania (New South Wales and Queensland, Australia; Fiji; French Polynesia; and Solomon Islands).

The humanitarian impact and implications of nuclear test explosions in the Pacific region

2015 ◽  
Vol 97 (899) ◽  
pp. 775-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tilman A. Ruff
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Weapons ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Nuclear Test ◽  
Marshall Islands ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Nuclear Testing ◽  
Central Pacific ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Global Impacts

AbstractThe people of the Pacific region have suffered widespread and persisting radioactive contamination, displacement and transgenerational harm from nuclear test explosions. This paper reviews radiation health effects and the global impacts of nuclear testing, as context for the health and environmental consequences of nuclear test explosions in Australia, the Marshall Islands, the central Pacific and French Polynesia. The resulting humanitarian needs include recognition, accountability, monitoring, care, compensation and remediation. Treaty architecture to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons and provide for their elimination is considered the most promising way to durably end nuclear testing. Evidence of the humanitarian impacts of nuclear tests, and survivor testimony, can contribute towards fulfilling the humanitarian imperative to eradicate nuclear weapons.

scholarly journals Digitaria fuscescens (yellow crab grass).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanine Vélez-Gavilán
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Perennial Grass ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Tropical Plants ◽  
Turf Grass ◽  
Disturbed Soils ◽  
Chagos Archipelago

Abstract D. fuscescens is an annual, to perennial grass that is a weed of cultivated crops and disturbed soils (Useful Tropical Plants, 2016). It is also a weed of turf grass (Uddin et al., 2012). The species is listed as invasive in Asia (Chagos Archipelago), South America (Colombia, Peru) and Oceania (Fiji, French Polynesia, USA-Hawaii) (PIER, 2016).

Phytophthora tropicalis. [Distribution map].

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Balearic Islands ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Woody Ornamentals ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Distribution In Europe

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phytophthora tropicalis Aragaki and Uchida. Oomycetes: Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae. Hosts: plurivorous, especially woody ornamentals. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Germany, Italy, Mainland Italy, Sicily, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Balearic Islands), Asia (Taiwan and Vietnam), North America (Mexico, USA, Hawaii, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia), South America (Brazil, Bahia) and Oceania (French Polynesia).

scholarly journals Erechtites hieraciifolius (American burnweed).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
South America ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
North Central ◽  
Anthropogenic Habitats ◽  
Minor Outlying ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Agricultural Weed ◽  
Annual Herb ◽  
The Caribbean

Abstract Erechtites hieraciifolius is a fast-growing, annual herb that is native to North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. It is recorded as an environmental and agricultural weed in areas both within and outside its native distribution. Mature plants can produce large amounts of wind-dispersed seed, facilitating the colonisation of new areas. It is adapted to grow in a wide range of disturbed anthropogenic habitats and can outcompete other species to form dense populations. It may also spread as a seed contaminant of crops. Currently, it is listed as invasive in Hong Kong, Hawaii, the Galapagos Islands, French Polynesia, Palau, US Minor Outlying Islands, New Zealand and Hungary. It is also considered a potential weed in Australia, where it is under quarantine.

scholarly journals PERSPECTIVAS BRASILEIRAS NA CONVERGÊNCIA ENTRE O SISBIN E A ZOPACAS

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio Gonçalves De Amorim
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Nuclear Weapons ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
The Other ◽  
The South ◽  
Intelligence System ◽  
Brazilian Society ◽  
Strategic Intelligence ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Conflicting Interests

Brazil successfully proposed the creation of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone in 1986, gathering countries of South America and Africa aind aiming to stop the spreading of nuclear weapons within the region, and its consequent militarization. In 1999, the Brazilian Intelligence System (SISBIN) was created as part of a process of democratization of Brazilian society. However, considerering the respective historical and institutional contexts of these two initiatives, there is no effective convergence between them yet. On one side, there is a diversity of sometimes conflicting interests between countries part of ZOPACAS, with their societies' internal and external demands; on the other, the Brazilian perspective, SISBIN still does not reflect an integrated action of Brazil in the field of strategic intelligence outside the country's limits, especially in the South Atlantic.

scholarly journals Review: Celebrated French Rainbow Warrior investigation echoes Watergate

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Remi Parmentier
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Weapons ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Front Page ◽  
Daily Newspaper ◽  
Secret Service ◽  
Nuclear Weapons Testing ◽  
French Military ◽  
The One ◽  
The Right ◽  
Point Of Departure

Parmentier, Rémi. (2015). Celebrated French Rainbow Warrior investigation echoes Watergate. Pacific Journalism Review, 21(2): 185-188. Review of La Troisième Équipe—Souvenirs de l’Affaire Greenpeace, by Edwy Plenel. Paris: France. Editions Don Quichotte, 2015, 140 pp. ISBN 978-235-949-462-4If you visit the headquarters of the newspaper Le Monde in Paris, on the wall facing you in the main hall after you’ve passed security you’ll find, side-by-side, the large reproductions of two covers of the daily newspaper which has been for decades the hallmark of the French intelligentsia. Testimonies of passed times, nearly three decades separate the one on the right side of the wall, ‘Marshal Stalin has died’ (March, 1953) from the one on the left, ‘The Rainbow Warrior would have been sunk by a third team of French military’ (September, 1985). Why did someone choose to juxtapose two stories that bear no relation? Maybe it is because both events marked a new point of departure in the psyche of the Parisian Left: Stalin’s death opened the key to the Soviet Pandora's box, and the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior 30 years ago by a French secret service squad in Auckland harbour to prevent Greenpeace from protesting against nuclear weapons testing in French Polynesia is now seen as the most grotesque illustration of François Mitterrand’s presidency (1982-1995) renunciation of his Socialist Party’s stated values.Image above: Rémi Parmentier alongside the 1985 Rainbow Warrior 'scoop' front page in the foyer of Le Monde.

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