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The Fever
The Next Great Migration
Pandemic

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New Book Argues Migration Isn't A Crisis — It's The Solution

A flock of snow geese takes flight. Science writer Sonia Shah says climate change has impacted the the migration of thousands of species. Winfried Wisniewski/Getty Images hide caption

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New Book Argues Migration Isn't A Crisis — It's The Solution

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When living things cross into new territory, they are often viewed as threats. But Sonia Shah, who has written a new book — The Next Great Migration -- says the "invaders" are just following biology.

New Book Argues Migration Isn't A Crisis — It's The Solution

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'Pandemic' Asks: Is A Disease That Will Kill Tens Of Millions Coming?

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'Pandemic' Asks: Is A Disease That Will Kill Tens Of Millions Coming?

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Author Sonia Shah says that urbanization and air travel put the global population at an increased risk for disease. "Zika is a great example of how new pathogens are emerging today," she says.

'Pandemic' Asks: Is A Disease That Will Kill Tens Of Millions Coming?

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Malaria: The 500,000-Year-Old 'Fever' That Won't Die

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Malaria: The 500,000-Year-Old 'Fever' That Won't Die

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If public health officials know how to prevent malaria, the mosquito-borne pathogen that kills more than a million people each year, why isn't more being done to eradicate the infectious disease? That's the question journalist Sonia Shah decided to answer in her book, The Fever, which examines why malaria continues to spread around the globe.

Malaria: The 500,000-Year-Old 'Fever' That Won't Die

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