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Piétons andins circulant à côté d’un autobus à l’arrêt.

Andean cities choked by traffic pollution

Road traffic pollutes the air in Andean cities. Experts recommend assessing risks according to the dangerousness of particles, not their quantity.

Hanoi suffocated by fine particles resulting from human activity

The majority of the intense fine particulate pollution in Hanoi, which is particularly dangerous to health, is linked to human activities.
Paysage habité de l’Himalaya népalais.

Atypical leishmaniasis cases in Nepal defy science and medicine

Scientists are studying an atypical form of leishmaniasis, analyzing the parasite, vector, immunity, treatments and causes of this emergence.
Native American women and children, dressed in traditional clothing, at a market.

Tracking the first indigenous cancer in Peru

IRD scientists and their partners are fighting on all fronts–decoding the molecular signature, exposing the pathological mechanisms, even identifying possible treatment–to stave off a rare form of liver cancer in Peru.
Coronavirus

Covid-19: the need for a One Health strategy

If the pandemic continues, the risk that other animal species may be infected by Sars-Cov-2 will increase, thereby multiplying the possibilities of virus mutation and the likelihood of animals ultimately helping to spread the virus. It is therefore necessary to adopt an approach incorporating the...