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Why are women more likely to get autoimmune diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis?

A million-cell study points to baseline sex-related genetic differences in the immune system.

DRC Ebola outbreak exposes community health gaps

As the DRC battles a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak, investment in community health surveillance is critical, writes Githinji Gitahi.

Scientists found 54 viruses in indoor dust: could this help us track disease outbreaks?

Researchers in the US have shown that ordinary indoor dust can reveal which viruses have been circulating in a building, opening up a possible new front in disease surveillance.

In Kenya, growing numbers of survivors champion cancer-blocking HPV vaccine

Having won their own hard-fought battles with cancer, these survivors  know that prevention is better, cheaper and easier than cure.

Planes, trains and pandemics: Lessons from COVID‑19 about travel risks posed by hantavirus and Ebola

Recent outbreaks of Hantavirus and Ebolavirus raise concerns about risks linked to travel, with responses varying between countries. COVID-19 offers lessons for effective approaches to public health.

A deadly flesh-eating bacterium is spreading in Europe. Is climate change to blame?

Hotter, less salty seas appear to activate growth and disease-related genes in Vibrio vulnificus, a marine bacterium capable of causing fatal wound infections.

When health services come together, people show up

How integrating immunisation with other provisions can make all the difference in humanitarian settings.

No more needles? Six technologies that could transform how we get vaccinated

From vaccine patches to sprays, research is accelerating on a number of new ways of delivering protection against the world’s deadliest diseases.

Last updated: 21 Nov 2019