Emerging threats

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

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Five charts on the growing pneumonia crisis

14 Nov 2022

3 min read

Vaccine safety Pneumococcal

Global climate is changing rapidly. This has a range of public health implications. Credit: CDC/ James Gathany

Climate change affects mosquito behaviour. This may make it harder to end malaria in South Africa

11 Nov 2022

6 min read

Cross-posts Climate change Malaria

Economic well-being is crucial to population health. GettyImages

Ebola in Uganda: lessons from COVID show that heavy-handed lockdowns may be a bad idea

11 Nov 2022

7 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks Ebola COVID-19

Close up shot of a mosquito. Photo by Jimmy Chan by Pexels

How invasive South Asian mosquitos could threaten malaria elimination efforts in Africa

4 Nov 2022

4 min read

Outbreaks Malaria

Experts are warning that millions of people are at risk as a famine hits Somalia. Mehmet ali poyraz/Shutterstock

Somalia: four lessons from past experience of dealing with famine

31 Oct 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Conflict & humanitarian Outbreaks

Credit: CEPI Enable partners speaking to study participants in Guinea

As CEPI ramps up vaccine research, a new study warns Lassa fever is set to expand its reach across Africa

17 Oct 2022

8 min read

Cross-posts Climate change Lassa fever

Planet Earth covered with network of air routes based on real data. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. Credit: Anton Balazh

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

10 Oct 2022

7 min read

Cross-posts Rift Valley fever Climate change Pandemic preparedness

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 Videos

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

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