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Endemic
Endemic, in a broad sense, can mean "belonging" or "native to", "characteristic of", or "prevalent in" a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; native to an area or scope.

It also has two specific meanings:

  • Endemism, an organism being "endemic" means exclusively native to a place or biota
  • Endemic (epidemiology), an infection is said to be "endemic" in a human population when that infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs.

See also

  • Endemism in birds, relates to the definitions of endemism for birds only.
  • Epizoology, the study of infection and disease patterns in animal populations.
  • Zoonosis, any infectious disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans
  • Epidemic

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Endemic regions of the vascular flora of the Peninsula of Baja California, Mexico.
May 01, 2007; Abstract Question: Can we recognize areas of high endemism and high endemic richness, using data from collections, and what are...
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Susceptibility of endemic and exotic North American ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to endemic fungal entomopathogens
Jul 01, 2008; Key words. Coccinellidae, Beauveria bassiana, Olla v-nigrum, Coleomegilla maculata, Hippodamia convergens, Cycloneda munda,...
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Seed plant genera endemic to the Caribbean Island Biodiversity Hotspot: a review and a molecular phylogenetic perspective.(Author abstract)
Jul 01, 2007; Abstract Introduction Defining the Caribbean Island Hotspot Review Objectives Previous Accounts of the Endemic Genera The Endemic...
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MoH and Guizhou sign agreement to curb endemic fluorosis.
Dec 08, 2008; MoH and Guizhou sign agreement to curb endemic fluorosis Shanghai. December 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Ministry of Health (MoH) and...
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Local governments need to invest to tackle endemic diseases - MoH.
Dec 16, 2008; Local governments need to invest to tackle endemic diseases - MoH Shanghai. December 16. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Ministry of Health...
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