Smallpox

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Smallpox Biosecurity in a New Era of Technology

Smallpox could reemerge, but new technology can prepare the world for a future outbreak

Monkeypox Timeline

A frequently updated tracker of emerging developments from the beginning of the 2022 monkeypox outbreak

Governance

The United States Plays Catch-Up on Monkeypox

The monkeypox epidemic will not burn out unless public health action is taken

Governance

Monkeypox Transmission Explained

David Pigott tracks the spread of diseases with outbreak potential—Ebola, Zika, COVID-19—so we asked him about monkeypox

Poverty

Bangladesh Has Malaria in Its Sights

One step closer to a world without mosquito nets

Trade

Vaccine Dreams and Russian Reality

Putin's gamble on an untested cure has high stakes—it could pay off if it actually works but will cost lives if it fails

Governance

Why the WHO?

The World Health Organization is essential to convening scientific experts and the world’s best thinking on COVID-19

Governance

Twenty-First Century Epidemic Responses

An interview with Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust