Xylella Another virulent infection with no cure striking fear across the world: Xylella. Has dessicated 23,000 hectares of olive groves in S. Italy. Now in France, Germany & Spain. R rate of 19. Spread by insects & infected plant imports. 520 UK species at risk, especially olive, coffee plants, lavender, grapevines, cherry, almond, oak. Early…
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Outbreak Outbreak outlook 2020: the bugs will spread. Now that a keyboard can do more damage than a gunship, we overlook the most devastating enemy – contagious disease. During World War 1, flu killed more people than warfare. Firms need to put up their own defences against disruption & loss, as governments can’t do much. …