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Sloth Fever: Latin America's Oropouche Epidemic
Urbanization

Sloth Fever: Latin America's Oropouche Epidemic

by Rômullo José Costa Ataídes

Without global collaboration and action to address root causes, Oropouche fever is likely to continue spreading

Why Nations Need to Prepare for Climate-Fueled Dengue
Environment

Why Nations Need to Prepare for Climate-Fueled Dengue

by Neelika Malavige

World leaders should act quickly to support countries on the frontlines of climate-sensitive diseases

Poverty

Bangladesh Has Malaria in Its Sights

by Tahmid Hasib Khan
Bangladesh Has Malaria in Its Sights
Environment

Heat, Dust, Fever

by Aatmika Nair, Anwesha Maharana, Avanti Andhale, Siddhesh Zadey
Heat, Dust, Fever
Governance

Condoms, Cookstoves, Seatbelts, and Face Masks

by Luke Shors
An Afghan man sells protective face masks during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kabul, Afghanistan June 18, 2020. The photo shows a man in front of a small cart with masks on display. in the background is a mural of hands raised. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Governance

How Did Dengue Get Its Name?

by Allyse Smith, Jason Socrates Bardi
Lou Gehrig, pictured with New York Yankees teammate Babe Ruth, was called the "Iron Horse" of baseball for playing in 2,130 consecutive games before his forced retirement from the game that loved him. The photo shows Lou Gherig in happier times leaning on one knee propped on a dugout bench next to the Babe. GETTY PHOTO.
Urbanization

What's to Blame for Dengue's Rise? It's not Only Climate Change

by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Lucas Earl
This 2005 photograph depicts a female Aedes aegypti mosquito, the primary vector for the spread of Dengue fever. The photo is a close-up of a mosquito taking a blood meal, making its belly bright red and striking against a bokeh green background