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infectious diseases

People queue at an airport

Health

Doctors scramble to identify mysterious illness emerging in China

The cause of a pneumonia that has affected at least 59 people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China, remains unknown, but authorities have ruled out SARS, MERS and bird flu

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child being vaccinated

Health

Delivering tuberculosis vaccine directly to veins may boost protection

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Porphyromonas gingivalis bacteria

Health

I'm testing an experimental drug to see if it halts Alzheimer's

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A sign warns people of measles

Health

2019 saw the tragic and unnecessary return of measles in the US

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DNA origami

Health

Tiny machines made of DNA origami may make antibiotics work better

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A lady with a fever

Health

Mystery illness that causes fever every few weeks finally identified

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Adult mountain gorilla

Health

How a Ugandan vet saved hundreds of gorillas by treating human disease

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red flag outside home

Health

Samoan government takes drastic measures to fight measles outbreak

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A baby

Health

Treating babies for HIV rapidly after birth reduces signs of the virus

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Pork being sold in a market in Beijing, China

Life

China has 50 per cent fewer pigs – but how many of them actually died?

The fight against African swine fever is intensifying, and millions of pigs have died. But we don’t know how much of the drop in numbers is due to reduced production

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Health

Choline: The forgotten vital nutrient we’re not getting enough of

Insight

Health

Will the planet ever be free from the scourge of polio?

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Environment

How deadly disease outbreaks could worsen as the climate changes

Analysis

Environment

Real time badger tracking shows culling could increase spread of TB

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