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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.

© Sebastián López Brach for The New York Times

Preparing a dose of the Candid #1 vaccine against Argentine hemorrhagic fever at Carrasco Hospital in Rosario, Argentina.

Share Your Experiences With the Public Health System in Louisiana

17 août 2026 à 05:02
The New York Times is examining how public health is changing in the state, from the whooping cough outbreak to vaccine policies, and we want to hear from you.

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A Covid shot being administered at a 2021 drive-through event in Avondale, La.

A Patient’s Final Breath in a Congolese Ebola Ward

13 août 2026 à 05:02
The distance between life and death is razor thin at one medical clinic in Rwampara, the heart of the epidemic ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo.

© Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times

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