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          A trader with camels at a market in the village of A Thamama near Riyadh. Scientists believe the Mers coronavirus originates in camels. Reuters

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          HealthMay 23, 2025
          Mosquitoes transmit malaria, which kills about 600,000 people a year globally.

          Mosquitoes in UAE becoming resistant to key insecticide

          UAEFebruary 10, 2025
          Volunteers will be deliberately infected with malaria to help scientists find the next breakthrough.

          Volunteers to be injected with malaria to study long-term effects

          HealthJanuary 22, 2025
          China is facing a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus. A spike in the northern provinces of China has led to a public health emergency. Reuters

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