Africa’s worsening mpox outbreak can no longer be ignored - here’s what needs to be done
The emergence of a more virulent variant and its spread to new regions require immediate action
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The emergence of a more virulent variant and its spread to new regions require immediate action
Stigma and stereotypes in a society of traditionalist Catholic values are stifling important public health conversations
The virus, which is mainly transmitted to humans by sandflies, is part of the same family of diseases that cause Rabies
Covid-19 gave us the head start we will need when the next threat emerges. We cannot let our guard down – inaction will cost lives
Oxford University researchers are building AI-powered machines to monitor the superbug infections behind the ‘silent pandemic’
The pathogen’s unusual characteristics raise concerns that climate change could make fungal infections increasingly dangerous to humans
Despite saying it intends to invest in sanitation and hygiene, the foreign office has cut overseas funding for it, says WaterAid
History will judge harshly those who neglect the vital lessons of global health crises of the past
The emergence of a more virulent variant and its spread to new regions require immediate action
Almost 30 years after the virus first jumped from animals to humans, this outbreak of H5N1 is giving cause for concern
Lenacapavir performed so well in clinical trials that researchers stopped the controlled test early
Plans to end world hunger by 2030 are thrown into doubt following three years of intensified food insecurity
Health officials confirm multiple cases among poultry workers at a chicken farm where infected birds were being culled
The rare soapbark produces a chemical that powers new malaria jabs being rolled out across Africa. A single gram can cost $100,000
Researchers at the vast facility describe the ‘pre-pandemic’ jabs being made there as a ‘first line of defence’
Reports of aggressive seals attacking and biting surfers heighten fears that they might now infect people with the incurable disease
In 2023, 14.5 million children did not receive a single shot for diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus – a jump from 13.9 million in 2022
As Covid showed, prisons can act as incubators for disease. In the Philippines, where inmates are kept 300 to a cell, TB is rife
Oxford University researchers are building AI-powered machines to monitor the superbug infections behind the ‘silent pandemic’
Analysis suggests the variant with ‘pandemic potential’ – thought to be circulating widely since last year – has now spread further afield