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Pneumonia in China: Everything we know so far about mystery illness

Unexplained pneumonia cases among children in China may be a result of common respiratory infections rebounding after the country's strict covid-19 lockdowns  

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Children being treated at a hospital in Beijing, China, on 23 November

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Bird flu has reached Antarctica and could have a devastating effect

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Northern giant petrels fighting over a dead seal pup in South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean

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Humans caught more diseases after we domesticated animals

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Chicken in South Africa

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Bird flu now sweeping the world evolved in Europe and Africa

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Superbugs will struggle to evolve resistance to unusual new antibiotic

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World’s first RSV vaccine approved in the US for older adults

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Bird flu may be making foxes and other animals behave in unusual ways

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Norovirus particles

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Norovirus outbreak: Why is the number of cases in England so high?

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Electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus particles

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Genetic tracking scheme for viruses could warn of dangerous outbreaks

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Aedes aegypti mosquito

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Many mosquitoes are now insecticide-resistant in Vietnam and Cambodia

More than three-quarters of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes sampled in Vietnam and Cambodia were from strains that are extremely resistant to pyrethroid insecticides

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Respiratory syncytial virus - viral vaccine under research

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When will a vaccine for RSV be available in the US?

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Image of Aspergillus, a black mould that can cause pulmonary infection

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Dangerous fungal lung infections could be treated with CAR T-cells

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A child with symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease

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A common childhood illness could be behind 'tomato flu' outbreak

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A river runs around a damaged bridge

Environment

Climate change impacts are making most infectious diseases worse

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