Emerging threats

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

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People who live in close proximity tend to carry similar gut microbes, which can contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance. Peter Lou/Pexels

Good gut bacteria vs bad: what we learnt about antibiotic resistance from a community in Nairobi

16 Oct 2026

5 min read

Cross-posts Antimicrobial resistance

Nigeria faces the world’s highest projected death toll from super El Niño heat

28 Sep 2026

6 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

Measles cases in the Americas have almost tripled already in 2026 compared to the number recorded for the whole of 2025, as vaccine coverage declines. Copyright: Enlace Latino NC CC BY-ND 4.0 Deed

Measles vaccine push urged in Americas after World Cup

21 Sep 2026

5 min read

Cross-posts Measles Outbreaks

Teachers and students at a school wear masks during classroom activities to reduce exposure to the haze from forest and land fires that have blanketed Banjar regency, South Kalimantan. Image by Riyad Dafhi Rizki/Mongabay Indonesia.

El Niño intensifies Indonesia wildfires, putting health at risk

17 Sep 2026

5 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

Too hot to learn: how climate change hurts children’s chances from birth

9 Sep 2026

4 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there

7 Sep 2026

4 min read

Cross-posts Zika

Can malaria-carrying mosquitoes really hitch a ride on planes?

28 Aug 2026

5 min read

Malaria

Drug resistance could be behind twice as many Asian hospital deaths as we thought

27 Aug 2026

5 min read

Research summary Antimicrobial resistance

Photo by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Unsplash

AI‑designed viruses are a test of whether biosecurity can keep pace

17 Aug 2026

5 min read

Cross-posts AI Outbreaks

Street trees shading an asphalt road in Málaga, Spain. While trees are the obvious go-to cooling solution, their upkeep can be expensive. Image by Ari Dinar via Unsplash (Free to use).

Why tropical cities are often hotter if they're poorer

13 Aug 2026

12 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

Wildfire smoke. Photo by Malachi Brooks on Unsplash

Fire-breathing dragon clouds: when the smoke in wildfires is more dangerous than flames

7 Aug 2026

6 min read

Climate change Research summary

Conflicts can spread infectious diseases while making outbreaks harder to detect

30 Jul 2026

5 min read

Cross-posts Conflict & humanitarian Outbreaks

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