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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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Swarming mosquitoes. Credit: Kurt Bouda from Pixabay

Climate change has pushed malaria mosquitoes to find dangerous new ground

16 Feb 2023

3 min read

Climate change Malaria

People on the ruins of collapsed buildings in Syria. Credit: Khaled Akacha on Pexels

5 ways in which earthquakes can threaten our health

14 Feb 2023

7 min read

Conflict & humanitarian Cholera

Around 15 million domestic birds have died from bird flu over the past year and a half. Credit: Joseph Sharp on Unsplash

Five things you need to know about the H5N1 bird flu outbreak

7 Feb 2023

7 min read

Bird flu Outbreaks Videos

A nurse gives gives medicine, Ivermectin, against onchocerciasis or river blindness. Credit: Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images

100 million Nigerians are at risk of neglected tropical diseases: what the country is doing about it

3 Feb 2023

6 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks

Isolated fungal colonies in the laboratory.

The Last of Us: fungal infections really can kill – and they’re getting more dangerous

26 Jan 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts

A child taking oral cholera vaccine in Malawi. Credit: Gavi/2018

Malawi’s worst cholera epidemic in decades sparks massive demand for vaccines

19 Jan 2023

6 min read

Cholera Outbreaks

A physician listening to a woman's lungs. Credit: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

A “tripledemic” of viruses is fuelling a surge in pneumonia, but what are the symptoms to look out for?

19 Jan 2023

4 min read

Pneumonia COVID-19 RSV

A family of monkeys. Credit: Rajesh S Balouria on Pexels

Ebola-like African primate viruses ‘poised for spillover’ to humans, study finds

16 Jan 2023

6 min read

Cross-posts Ebola Mpox

Key to preventing cholera is a good supply of water. Credit: Getty images

Why cholera continues to threaten many African countries

16 Jan 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Cholera Outbreaks

Woman checking her son's fever. Credit: MART PRODUCTION

What’s behind the recent surge in strep A and scarlet fever?

6 Jan 2023

5 min read

Outbreaks Streptococcus

Has the mpox (monkeypox) epidemic disappeared?

20 Dec 2022

3 min read

Mpox Data

Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be?

14 Dec 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Pandemic preparedness Outbreaks

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