Emerging threats

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

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Rabies virus (red) has an incubation period that can last from days to months. Credit: NIAID/Flickr, CC BY

Two rabies researchers explain how to protect yourself against the disease

1 Feb 2024

6 min read

Cross-posts Rabies

Health workers in Rwanda. Credit: Gavi/2021/Serrah Galos

Lessons from Rwanda: Building systems to protect against infectious diseases and biothreats

30 Jan 2024

6 min read

Cross-posts Pandemic preparedness

Why a second dengue infection can be deadlier than the first

30 Jan 2024

3 min read

Dengue

Why drug resistance is becoming one of our biggest global health security blind-spots

29 Jan 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Antimicrobial resistance

A man reading "fake news" on a tablet. Credit: memyselfaneye from Pixabay

How misinformation is fuelling the current measles crisis

26 Jan 2024

6 min read

Measles Outbreaks

Floods will have a huge impact on people's lives by 2050. Credit: Jonathan Ford/Unsplash

These 3 climate disasters will have the biggest impact on human health by 2050

17 Jan 2024

6 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

First polar bear to die of bird flu – what are the implications?

16 Jan 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts Bird flu

A cockroach. Credit: Erik Karits on Unsplash

Could cockroaches be aiding the spread of antimicrobial resistance?

8 Jan 2024

3 min read

Antimicrobial resistance Research summary

A coughing boy. Credit: Zdan Ivan/Shutterstock

Whooping cough cases increasing in the UK – what you need to know

13 Dec 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Whooping cough

A small boy coughing. Credit: castiglioni veronica/Shutterstock

Childhood pneumonia is surging in many countries

5 Dec 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Pneumonia

Close up of pigs. Credit: Hayana Fernanda on Pexels

Everything you need to know about H1N2 “swine flu”

4 Dec 2023

4 min read

Influenza Explainer

A Kenyan infant receives a malaria vaccination. Image: Reuters/Baz Ratner

We are facing a 'perfect storm' on malaria. But renewed efforts can change the weather

30 Nov 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

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