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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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Rift Valley fever: What’s next for the climate-driven disease with epidemic potential?

10 Oct 2022

7 min read

Researcher in full protective equipment in a lab.

Monkeypox cases waning, but global threat remains

6 Oct 2022

5 min read

Mpox Pandemic preparedness Vaccine development

Health workers don full personal protective equipment in Guinea during the 2014-16 West Africa Ebola outbreak. Credit: Sean Hawkey

What do we know about the outbreak of Ebola in Uganda so far?

3 Oct 2022

7 min read

Explainer Ebola Outbreaks

The picture was taken by Himas Rafeek from Pixabay

Zika hasn’t disappeared – here’s why it should stay on our radar

26 Sep 2022

6 min read

Explainer Pandemic preparedness Research summary Zika

Illustration - Studio Miko & Luke Brooks

Pakistan’s flood crisis is particularly tough on poor women. Here’s why

23 Sep 2022

7 min read

Climate change Gender equality Data

Pakistan floods: Six ways in which flooding affects health

22 Sep 2022

5 min read

Climate change Outbreaks

Routine immunisation has resulted in diseases like measles being drastically reduced. Laszlo Mates/shutterstock

COVID pandemic created immunisation gaps in Africa. Over half a million children are at risk

21 Sep 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Routine immunisation Outbreaks COVID-19

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Conspiracy theories are dangerous even if very few people believe them

19 Sep 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Explainer Vaccine safety COVID-19

Communities affected by the floods in Pakistan are now vulnerable to various diseases. Copyright: Research and Development Foundation.

Flood-hit Pakistan faces spread of infectious diseases

12 Sep 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Climate change Conflict & humanitarian Outbreaks

Disinformation can derail public health measures vital to controlling the spread of infectious disease. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Misinformation is a common thread between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics – with deadly consequences

12 Sep 2022

6 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19 HIV

People walking in a flooded street as a result of climate change. Photo by Misbahul Aulia on Unsplash

New study suggests risk of extreme pandemics like COVID-19 could increase threefold in coming decades

5 Sep 2022

3 min read

Research summary Data Climate change Pandemic preparedness COVID-19

A dog in Paris has become the first case of a pet contracting monkeypox from its owners. Cavan Images via Getty Images

A dog has caught monkeypox from one of its owners, highlighting risk of the virus infecting pets and wild animals

2 Sep 2022

6 min read

Cross-posts Mpox

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