Infectious diseases are emerging globally at an unprecedented rate while global food
demand is projected to increase sharply by 2100. Here, we synthesize the pathways by …

Human activity is rapidly transforming most of Earth's natural systems. How this
transformation is impacting human health, whose health is at greatest risk, and the …

Most infectious diseases in humans originate from animals. In this paper, we explore the role
of animal farming and meat consumption in the emergence and amplification of infectious …

Current evidence suggests that inter-annual and inter-decadal climate variability have a
direct influence on the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases. This evidence has been …

It is now widely accepted that climate change is occurring as a result of the accumulation of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere arising from the combustion of fossil fuels. Climate …

Anthropogenic land use changes drive a range of infectious disease outbreaks and
emergence events and modify the transmission of endemic infections. These drivers include …

It is now widely accepted that climate change is occurring as a result of the accumulation of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere arising from the combustion of fossil fuels. Climate …

The provision of electricity has been a great benefit to society, particularly in health terms,
but it also carries health costs. Comparison of different forms of commercial power …

The British pioneer clinical epidemiologist Archie Cochrane defined three concepts related
to testing healthcare interventions. 1 Efficacy is the extent to which an intervention does …

The burden of malaria is increasing, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, because of drug and
insecticide resistance and social and environmental changes. Thus, there is an urgent need …