World Zoonoses Day

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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

Using fun elements such as challenges, goals and rewards, games are playing a significant role in learning, lifestyle management and disease awareness.

The battle to reduce road deaths

In the move to a more sustainable and safer future, tackling road accident injuries and fatalities will require a more concerted effort.

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

Cyber scams are rising globally, targeting the vulnerable, especially youth. Understanding tactics and regional efforts is key to a safer cyberspace.

Want to stop another pandemic? Consider a flexitarian diet

Stemming global warming and species extinction requires a rethink of the global food system. The risk of pandemics could be the trigger for change.

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New tools needed to control the spread of mosquito-borne disease

Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest creature, and they’re on the move.

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Special Report: Changing climate, changing diseases

For World Zoonoses Day on July 6 we cover the growing links between climate change and animal diseases which spread to humans.

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Rain or shine, deadly mosquitoes are on the move

Hotter temperatures and heavy rainfall arriving with climate change are the perfect breeding ground for Dengue-spreading Aedes mosquitoes.

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Climate change can lead to more food poisoning

We may not be able to stop food being contaminated, but computer models could help us predict where the next big risk might be.

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Dangerous ticks are increasingly coming in contact with people

Blood-feeding arthropods, like mosquitoes, insects and ticks are increasingly sharing their environments with humans due to the climate, with chronic results.

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Climate change doesn’t have to mean more insect-borne disease

As the world warms, diseases transmitted by insects may spread, but prevention strategies can break the link.

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Fungi could be the source of our next pandemic

A focus on viruses as our next pandemic source may divert attention from other serious microbial threats.

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Could climate change lead to the next black plague?

Rodents are well known reservoirs of disease, and our lives will increasingly intersect as our shared environment warms.

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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

The battle to reduce road deaths

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

Want to stop another pandemic? Consider a flexitarian diet

New tools needed to control the spread of mosquito-borne disease

Special Report: Changing climate, changing diseases

Rain or shine, deadly mosquitoes are on the move

Climate change can lead to more food poisoning

Dangerous ticks are increasingly coming in contact with people

Climate change doesn’t have to mean more insect-borne disease

Fungi could be the source of our next pandemic

Could climate change lead to the next black plague?

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