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Ebola is back in the Congo. Experienced teams of healthcare professionals are working hard to control the outbreak. But civil war and mistrust of authority is making it difficult to fight the deadly virus.

DR Congo: Ebola Returns

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Gabon is so rich in wildlife it's a hotspot for new viruses and bacteria to jump the species barrier and cross over to humans. Ebola, HIV and COVID-19 all started off in animals. 
Scientists have decided to recruit traditional hunters to monitor wildlife for any signs of worrying new pathogens. As they hunt to feed their villages, they also feed the researchers valuable data. This is the frontline of the next pandemic.

Gabon: Virus Hunters

This is the frontline of the next pandemic.

"For many years, scientists have only focused on the brain, how the neurons die and how to stop it," says Agnete Kirkeby, a neurologist at the University of Copenhagen. "But we failed to investigate the causes." Kirkeby's research sheds light on a new aspect of the development of Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disease: a misfolded protein called alpha-synuclein seems to play a crucial role. It migrates from nerve cell to nerve cell in the brain, infecting them, almost like a virus.

"For many years, scientists have only focused on the brain, how the neurons die and how to stop it," says neurologist Agnete Kirkeby.

Hope for Parkinson's Sufferers

Sweden's approach to the pandemic provoked global respect and skepticism by turns. No lockdown, no curfew, no mandatory mask-wearing. But overtime Sweden imposed more restrictive measures, and the economic cost of the virus started to bite.

Covid: Sweden Suffers

Sweden's approach to the pandemic provoked global respect and skepticism by turns...

China, the very first country hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, is also the last to lift restrictions. Chinese residents have spent much of 2022 in repeated, strict lockdowns to curb the circulation of the virus. For the most time in years, a protest movement critical of the CPP has sprung to life: protesters are angry that the rest of the world has got back to normal while they have to live as though it's still 2020.

China: One Lockdown Too Many

China, the very first country hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, is also the last to lift restrictions.

Carlotta had an interesting, full life. But then the virus came along and her days were all the same, stuck in her flat with no new experiences. Boredom can lead to melancholy but can it push you to make your life better?

Boredom

Boredom can lead to melancholy but can it push you to make your life better?

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DR Congo: Ebola Returns

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