Emerging threats

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

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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

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

Chronic wasting disease (CWD), or “zombie deer disease”, is spreading in North America. Credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash

Zombie deer disease is spreading and scientists are concerned that it could jump to humans

22 Feb 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks

Geneticist Chris Mason (right), Evan Afshin (center), and Sofia Ahsanuddin (left) sample turnstiles in New York City’s subway system in June 2016. Their swabs pick up cells that humans, animals, and microorganisms naturally shed, leaving behind genetic fingerprints. Visual: Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Weill Cornell Medicine

The uncharted world of emerging pathogens

20 Feb 2024

15 min read

Cross-posts Disease Detectives

A flooded village. Credit: Pok Rie on Pexels

Climate change and immunisation: time to widen the scope?

15 Feb 2024

7 min read

Climate change

A warmer planet may bring less frequent, but stronger, hurricanes, prompting debate on adding a Category 6 to the hurricane scale. Credit: Pexels/Guilherme Christmann

Hurricanes are becoming so strong a new category may be needed, study says

14 Feb 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

Alaskapox has so far only been found in Alaska. Credit: John De Leon on Pexels

Six things you need to know about Alaskapox virus

14 Feb 2024

4 min read

Outbreaks

Lone star tick. Credit: James GathanyContent Providers(s): CDC/ Michael L. Levin, Ph. D. - This media comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), with identification number #4407.

Rise of the lone star tick brings new disease threats

12 Feb 2024

10 min read

Cross-posts

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

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