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When 119 random samples of chloroquine-based antimalarials from pharmacies in the Indian cities of Delhi and Chennai were screened, 7 per cent were found to be substandard. : David Davies, Flickr CC BY SA 2.0

Fraudulent and substandard antimalarials drive up case numbers, suffering and death. They are the main obstacle as India pursues malaria eradication by 2030.

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India: Substandard medicines threaten the goal of zero malaria

Fraudulent and substandard antimalarials drive up case numbers, suffering and death. They are the main obstacle as India pursues malaria eradication by 2030.

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Diseases that spread between animals aand humans are being aided by climate change : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

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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World Zoonoses Day

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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Food contamination can happen anywhere from farm to fork. : Public domain, Pxhere CC0 1.0

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

World Zoonoses Day

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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Valley fever is commonly found in soil. : Nephron, Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0

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

World Zoonoses Day

Fungi could be the source of our next pandemic

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Families in India are getting smaller. : Adam Jones/Flickr

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By 2050 one in five Indians will be aged over 60: some 319 million people. Who will care for them?

Healthy to 100

As India’s population ages, family care is waning

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