Emerging threats

News and features on the emerging threats to human health, from climate change to AMR.

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A yard submerged with flood water from the Limpopo river on 5 February 2026 in Xai Xai, Mozambique. Zinyange Auntony/Getty Images

When floods hit, the risk of malaria follows: how disaster systems can prepare better

3 Mar 2026

5 min read

Marburg virus particles colourised. Photo by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Unsplash

Six major health threats that could shape 2026: here’s what experts are watching

19 Feb 2026

12 min read

Outbreaks Pandemic preparedness Conflict & humanitarian

Photo by Anastasiia Chepinska on Unsplash

Have we already forgotten the lessons of COVID-19? We asked an expert in anticipating crises

17 Feb 2026

8 min read

Bird flu COVID-19 Pandemic preparedness

Viruses know no borders. mammuth/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Viral outbreaks are always on the horizon – here are the viruses an infectious disease expert is watching in 2026

8 Jan 2026

5 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks

Health worker places a plaster on a patient’s arm after vaccination. Credit: CDC via Unsplash

“Superflu” or same old flu? How subclade K influenza is playing out worldwide

19 Dec 2025

6 min read

Influenza

A micrograph of mpox virus particles (gold and orange) found within an infected cell (purple). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

A new mpox variant has been identified in the UK. Should we be worried?

9 Dec 2025

5 min read

Mpox

Marburg virus particles colourised. Credit: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Ethiopia battles first-ever Marburg outbreak

20 Nov 2025

4 min read

Marburg Climate change

Using an AI tool in a smartphone to identify a disease-spreading mosquito. Credit: SciDev.Net

AI and citizens detect invasive mosquito in Madagascar

20 Nov 2025

4 min read

Cross-posts Innovation

Public health officials spray the streets in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in 2023 to eliminate mosquitoes that cause dengue fever. Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images

COP30 report reveals how climate change is spreading infectious diseases to new regions

14 Nov 2025

5 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

Canada eliminated measles in 1998 but had a major outbreak in 2025. Credit: jure/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Canada loses its official 'measles-free' status

13 Nov 2025

5 min read

Cross-posts Measles

Hannah Livesay, biologist at the Grand River Mosquito Control District, points out the characteristic white markings of an Aedes aegypti mosquito shown under a microscope at her lab in Grand Junction, Colorado. Visual: Isabella Escobedo / Inside Climate News

A mosquito that can carry dengue has landed in the Rockies

12 Nov 2025

8 min read

Cross-posts Dengue

Chicken feed from a bucket of grain. Credit: Arisa Chattasa/ Unsplash

Could bird flu be quietly spreading undetected worldwide?

6 Nov 2025

5 min read

Bird flu Influenza

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