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Tiny stowaways — disease-carrying ticks — can be hidden beneath the armoured scales of pangolins, the world’s most illegally trafficked mammals.

Hidden hitchhikers: Ticks on trafficked pangolins pose health threats

Scientists warn that ticks carried by trafficked pangolins may spread pathogens across continents, affecting people and animals

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read
he recent termination of aid funding from the United States has significantly affected critical veterinary programmes, the South African Veterinary Association said. (Getty Images)

USAid funding withdrawal threatens veterinary services in South Africa

This could reverse decades of progress in controlling epidemics and ensuring public health safety

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
South Africa is one of the largest air-polluted countries in Africa according to a report by non-profit organisation Greenpeace Africa. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

‘Climate change and health must be high on the African agenda’

During COP28, health experts want negotiations will include health

  • Eyaaz
4 min read