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Emerging threats

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

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Malaria vaccination and control exercises in Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of Ghana. Credit: The Global Fund/Nana Kofi Acquah

Malaria experts call for action on growing drug resistance in Africa

25 Apr 2024

4 min read

Malaria

Could malaria stage a comeback in the US, Europe and elsewhere because of climate change?

24 Apr 2024

9 min read

Malaria Climate change Spotlight on climate change

he first person – as far as we know – to catch B virus was bitten by a macaque monkey while researching poliovirus. Credit: Oleksandr P: on Pexels

Man who caught virus from a monkey in a critical condition – B virus explained

22 Apr 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts Explained

As of March 2024, various reports confirmed the presence of H5N1 in dairy cattle across eight states in USA. Credit: Pixabay via Pexels

Bird flu in cattle: What are the concerns surrounding the newly emerging bovine H5N1 influenza virus?

19 Apr 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Bird flu

Having worked in communities responding to the impacts of droughts and climate shocks, Dr Sakib Burza says improved planetary health is crucial for better human health. carelbron0 from Pixabay

‘Healthy humans without a healthy planet is a logical fallacy’: Interview with Dr. Sakib Burza

12 Apr 2024

15 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

A medical artist’s drawing of a boy with noma. Credit: Robert Froriep/Wikimedia Commons

Noma is a truly devastating tropical disease – more people need to know about it

10 Apr 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts

Health workers go door to door to mobilise children and pregnant women into receiving the oral cholera vaccine. Credit: Taphurother Mutange/Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030

Eyewitness reports: Cholera on the march again

4 Apr 2024

6 min read

Cholera Outbreaks

Dr Nnennaya Ajayi standing by hospital van. Credit: CEPI

How climate change increases pandemic risk

3 Apr 2024

11 min read

Cross-posts Climate change Pandemic preparedness

Leprosy can be caused by two different bacteria, one of which was only identified in 2008. Credit: Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Leprosy cases are rising in the US – what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?

20 Mar 2024

6 min read

Cross-posts Leprosy Outbreaks

Heatwaves, drought, floods, dust storms and wildfires are all on the rise. Credit: YODA Adaman on Unsplash

Climate change and health: five insights from the frontline

1 Mar 2024

7 min read

Climate change

The aedes aegypti mosquito spreads the dengue virus. Credit: Yogesh on Pixahive

Brazil rushes out dengue vaccine amid country’s biggest-ever outbreak

29 Feb 2024

4 min read

Dengue Outbreaks Climate change Spotlight on climate change

A displacement camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Displacement can impact access to routine immunization for children and their families. Credit: PATH/Ley Uwera.

Zero-dose children are an indicator of broader inequities

26 Feb 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts Zero-dose children Climate change

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