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Microscopic view of hantavirus particles illustrating virus structure and spread mechanisms.

What Is Hantavirus? Everything You Need To Know About How It Spreads And How To Stay Safe

ByKeren Landman It’s not extraordinary for a cruise ship to be afflicted by an eruption of infectious diseases. But the recent cluster of hantavirus cases on the M.V. Hondius, a Dutch polar expedition vessel sailing from Argentina to the Canary Islands, was “definitely a surprise,” says Steven Bradfute, an immunologist and hantavirus researcher at the University of New […]

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Healthcare workers in protective gear conducting malaria prevention efforts outdoors.

New Malaria Threats Demand New Innovative Scaled-Up Tools

By Dr. Geoffrey Githinji For decades, we thought we knew the enemy in malaria prevention and control. We knew when it struck, where it hid, and who it targeted. But malaria is changing and Kenya’s response must change with it. As we mark World Malaria Day under the theme, “Driven to End Malaria: Now We […]

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Ending TB

Ending TB: A Global Responsibility We Cannot Ignore

by Nina Helen Hallstrom, Senior Partnership Officer, ADPP Mozambique What if tuberculosis (TB) were no longer a global health threat, because we finally treated it as a shared responsibility? It’s time to turn a shared risk into a shared investment, and in doing so, affirm the value of every life. Every second, someone dies from […]

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