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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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Harmattan fog on the hills of coal camp, Nigeria. Credit: OgbuefiPascal/CC BY-SA 4.0

Nigerian 'sickle cell warriors' face new foe: climate change

10 Jul 2024

7 min read

Climate change

People queue for bread amid a food crisis in April 2023 shortly after the outbreak of conflict in Sudan. Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images

Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record

10 Jul 2024

6 min read

Cross-posts Conflict & humanitarian

A member of a Quebequois fire crew assisting on a fire in the Plumas National Forest in northern California in 2020. Numerous countries have international agreements in place to share firefighting resources. Canada received assistance from 16 countries during the 2023 fire season. Image by Region 5 Photography via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Megafires aren't just a problem if they're on your doorstep

9 Jul 2024

14 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

Lack of access to clean water is a factor in the spread of cholera. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

Nigeria’s cholera outbreaks: why they happen and are so hard to control

28 Jun 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts Cholera

Bird flu tests are hard to get. So how will we know when to sound the pandemic alarm?

27 Jun 2024

7 min read

Cross-posts Bird flu Next pandemic

Credit: photo by Brent Stirton / Getty Images

In defense of wild meat’s place at the table

26 Jun 2024

13 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks One health

Preparing for the unknown: how the world can get ready for the next pandemic

18 Jun 2024

9 min read

COVID-19 Pandemic preparedness

Climate change not only affects the weather, it can also have a big impact on health and health systems. Credit: Anna Shvets on Pexels

Climate change and health: a perma-polycrisis

13 Jun 2024

5 min read

Climate change

The Aedes aegypti mosquito in macrophotography. According to WHO, nearly half the world’s population is at risk from dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease common in tropical climates . Copyright: Sanofi Pasteur (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED).

Indian Ocean temperature index signals dengue outbreaks

7 Jun 2024

3 min read

Cross-posts Climate change Dengue

Bird flu has spread at a staggering rate in birds, and increasingly in mammals, but not yet human-to-human . Credit: cottonbro studio on Pexels

The bird flu virus is mutating to infect mammals more easily, raising concerns of a pandemic threat

31 May 2024

5 min read

Bird flu

On-the-ground observations and genomic analyses point to Texas as ground zero for this outbreak in cattle. Credit: Monika Kubala on Unsplash

Clues From Bird Flu’s Ground Zero on Dairy Farms in the Texas Panhandle

30 May 2024

9 min read

Cross-posts Bird flu Outbreaks

Older adults face health risks from high heat for many reasons, including medications. Credit: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk

28 May 2024

7 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

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