The closer humans are to animals, the greater the opportunity for zoonotic spillover, where a pathogen jumps from animal to human. Zoë van Dijk for NPR hide caption toggle caption Zoë van Dijk for NPR The closer humans are to animals, the greater the opportunity for zoonotic spillover, where a pathogen jumps from animal to…
Click here to read the full original article.People have turned to historical experience with influenza pandemics to try to make sense of COVID-19, and for good reason.Influenza and coronavirus share basic similarities in the way they’re transmitted via respiratory droplets and the surfaces they land on. Descriptions of H1N1 influenza patients in 1918-19 echo the…
The country’s roughly 3 300 intensive care units beds could be overwhelmed as early as June — and this is particularly likely in the Western Cape. The researchers predict between 40 000 and 50 000 Covid-19 deaths by November.The 37-page investigative report on St Augustine’s Hospital outlines in detail how the virus moved through the…
The free school meals program caused 177 food poisoning outbreaks, affecting more than 20,000 schoolchildren. Published: February 26, 2026, 12:05 am An analysis of Indonesia’s school meals program has exposed a host of problems as well as almost 180 outbreaks. In January 2025, the Indonesian government launched a national free meals program to improve nutrition
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Editors note: Doralice Goes, a Brazilian public servant, visited an organic products fair in her home city of Brasília in Federal District, on Dec. 31, 2021. Among the artisanal products was a tomato and almond pesto sauce. The 49-year-old stored it in her pantry and, 23 days later, on a Sunday night, opened the sauce