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Rare South American Diseases Offer Clues on the Next Pandemic

Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread.

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Preparing a dose of the Candid #1 vaccine against Argentine hemorrhagic fever at Carrasco Hospital in Rosario, Argentina.
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    Electric motorcycle sales are surging in Pakistan, as wartime prices accelerate the pivot away from fossil fuels in the developing world.
     

Electric Thrills

13 août 2026 à 16:03
Electric motorcycle sales are surging in Pakistan, as wartime prices accelerate the pivot away from fossil fuels in the developing world.

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Brazil’s Disease-Fighting Mosquitoes

Our reporter, Apoorva Mandavilli, goes inside a mosquito factory in Brazil, where scientists are producing millions of mosquitoes to fight deadly tropical diseases in a warming world.

A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes

13 août 2026 à 10:49
The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities.

A health worker discarding water from a larvicide dissemination unit in Belém, Brazil, last month.
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