Emerging threats

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

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A male Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta mulatta), sitting in Gokarna Forest, Near Kathmandu, Nepal. Credit: Charles J. Sharp/Sharp Photography/CC BY-SA 4.0

From macaque to man: the growing threat of zoonotic malaria

29 Nov 2024

10 min read

Malaria Spotlight on malaria

A mother using a mosquito repellent to protect her son from malaria before he sleeps. Credit: Gavi/2024

Africa's race against time to stop malaria drug resistance

25 Nov 2024

11 min read

Malaria Spotlight on malaria

Workers sort through discarded plastic in Bangladesh. Credit: Mumtahina Tanni via Pexels

Plastics are invading our bodies, not just our oceans

21 Nov 2024

8 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

Medical workers examine children to determine if they are malnourished at the CISP clinic in the Bonder district of Mogadishu, Somalia, 2017. Credit: Gavi/2017/Karel Prinsloo

Five ways in which the climate crisis is worsening antimicrobial resistance

21 Nov 2024

5 min read

Climate change Antimicrobial resistance Spotlight on climate change

Flies carry bacteria – and some of those are resistant to antibiotics. What we found in three South African hospices

19 Nov 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts Antimicrobial resistance

Vaccination activity in Mauritania in 2022. The recent emergence of Rift Valley Fever has sparked fears of a repeat of the 2022 outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease, which can spread to people as well as animals. Copyright: Courtesy of WHO Mauritania

Rwanda steps up measures against Rift Valley Fever

15 Nov 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts Rift Valley fever

Which animals carry mpox? Our study identified African forest dwelling rodents as one source

14 Nov 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Mpox

Around half the world’s population, are currently at risk from mosquito-borne infections. Image: Unsplash/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

The world is in the grip of a record dengue fever outbreak. What's causing it and how can it be stopped?

8 Nov 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Dengue

Bird flu detected in pigs – here's why virologists are concerned

5 Nov 2024

6 min read

Cross-posts Bird flu

Mpox Virus Colorized transmission electron micrograph of immature mpox virus particles (red with tan viral envelope) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (teal), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

From smallpox to mpox: the surprise cost of eradicating a virus

4 Nov 2024

11 min read

Mpox Outbreaks Pandemic preparedness

NASA visualisation of projected global temperatures by the year year 2100. Credit: Stuart Rankin/Flickr

Health in a heating world

17 Oct 2024

6 min read

Climate change

A medical worker carries supplies through a destroyed section of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, September 2024. Omar Al-Qattaa/Getty

Attacks on health care during war are becoming more common, creating devastating ripple effects

16 Oct 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Conflict & humanitarian Spotlight on conflict and fragility

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