Wave of rhino killings points to shifting poaching patterns in South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal is home to smaller wildlife sanctuaries and private game reserves like Hluhluwe-iMfolozi where poaching has increased. Keith SomervilleRhino poaching in South Africa continues to be a problem. In recent months poaching incidents have spiked in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in the northeastern … [Read more...] about Wave of rhino killings points to shifting poaching patterns in South Africa | The Conversation
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Latest transmission patterns for drug resistant TB pose a new challenge | The Conversation
Latest transmission patterns for drug resistant TB pose a new challenge: ShutterstockThe emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis has resulted in scientists taking a more aggressive and urgent approach to research into the development of the disease. As the number of drug resistant TB cases has continued to rise, so has the need for rapid … [Read more...] about Latest transmission patterns for drug resistant TB pose a new challenge | The Conversation
Why migration patterns are so important to designing responses to HIV | The Conversation
Why migration patterns are so important to designing responses to HIV: Activists protest the criminalisation of sex work outside the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. International AIDS Society/Abhi IndrarajanSignificant strides have been made in the global response to HIV. But there is an urgent need to rethink the ways that prevention and treatment … [Read more...] about Why migration patterns are so important to designing responses to HIV | The Conversation
How three new studies unravel South Africa’s patterns of HIV transmission | The Conversation
How three new studies unravel South Africa's patterns of HIV transmission: The more scientists understand about what drives HIV transmission, the more they can start to fight the virus. Rupak De Chowdhuri/ReutersYoung women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa – and South Africa has a particular challenge. In some parts of the country more than 36% of … [Read more...] about How three new studies unravel South Africa’s patterns of HIV transmission | The Conversation
How climate change could affect African migration patterns | The Conversation
How climate change could affect African migration patterns: There are indications that climate change in Malawi will make the country poorer and its people more static. Meaduva/FlickrPeople are migrating on a scale unseen before. In Africa, countries like Somalia and Libya are losing hundreds of thousands of people. People are making the perilous crossing to Europe or heading … [Read more...] about How climate change could affect African migration patterns | The Conversation
