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Deadly tree disease highlights risks of monocultures

A disease never before found in European trees highlights the risk that monoculture forests present.

Ukraine

Ukraine confirms case of polio in 18-month-old toddler

Polio has been eradicated in Europe since 2002.

Health news

WHO recommends world's first malaria vaccine for African children

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called it a "historic moment".

Nature

Why has Puerto Rico declared an ecological state of emergency?

A mysterious and deadly disease is running rampant through one of Puerto Rico's vital ecosystems.

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United Kingdom

Low life expectancy and mental health problems rattle UK coastal towns

Residents of England's coastal towns suffer lower life expectancy and more mental health problems, experts say.

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Blind Japanese skateboarder going by feel

Ryusei Ouchi has all the usual trappings of a skateboarder -- the baggy T-shirt, the low-slung trousers, the flat-peak baseball hat. But he also skates with something else: a cane - because he is almost completely blind

Health news

Future of health: linking humans, animals and their shared environment

To prevent pandemics and fight the rise of drug-resistant "superbugs", scientists are pleading for more integrated health policies that protect the fragile balance between humans, animals and the environment.

World News

Modifying mosquitoes reduces diseases such as dengue by 77% - study

A groundbreaking study by the World Mosquito Program has found that inserting a natural and safe bacteria into mosquitos can block the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases and reduce one of the world’s fastest-growing tropical diseases.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak after death of woman

This is the 12th outbreak in conflict-ridden Congo since the virus was first discovered in the country in 1976.

USA

Coronavirus: US reports first case of new COVID-19 variant in Colorado

The man, in his 20s, is currently in isolation in Denver. Authorities say he has no travel history.

United Kingdom

‘Like a grenade has gone off’: how some people suffer 'long COVID'

When he first developed symptoms of COVID-19 in March, Professor Paul Garner expected to develop only a mild form of the disease. "But it absolutely floored me," he told Euronews.

France

Mosquitoes to be bred on large scale to study infectious diseases

InnovaFeed will partner in this project with the World Mosquito Program (WMP). who began fighting the transmission of such viruses to humans ten years ago by infecting female mosquitos with bacteria.

World

West Nile Virus outbreak poses growing threat in Spain's Andalusia

Twenty-three people have been sent to hospital and seven patients are in intensive care.

World News

Which major European countries are seeing a COVID-19 resurgence?

European countries are reimposing restrictions as COVID-19 cases begin to increase. But how bad are the spikes and how do they compare to March and April?

World News

Watch again: Debate on climate change and its threat to our health

Euronews has held a special debate about how climate change is increasing the risk of certain diseases for Europeans.

Climate Now

Is climate change increasing the risk of disease in Europe?

In partnership with Copernicus

Is climate change increasing the risk of certain diseases for Europeans? We ask a leading expert in our report from Sweden. Plus we bring you the very latest data on how the planet is changing, with the most recent record-breaking figures for April 2020 from the Copernicus Climate Change Service.

Germany

What is the R value and how might it signal a second wave in Germany?

All eyes are on Germany's R value. But what is it and why is it key in terms of when to lift lockdown?

World News

Lifesaving lupus drug 'in short supply' amid hype as COVID-19 antidote

“Our stock levels of a medication that we rely on to be able to live and stay healthy is being affected by something that hasn’t even been proven yet," said Amy Baker, a 27-year-old who suffers from lupus about hydroxychloroquine.

China

Euroviews. We need to drastically improve animal welfare standards globally to avoid another pandemic ǀ View

A permanent ban is needed, not only on animal markets such as those in Wuhan, but on the live trade, export and inhumane slaughter of all animals. This would not only protect animal welfare, but could also save millions of human lives.

Eco-Innovation

Coronavirus lockdown gives us a taste of a fully electric future

More people are considering switching to electric vehicles thanks to improved air conditions during the pandemic.