Cuba’s access to internationally produced vaccines was nearly impossible due to the U.S. blockade. Its decision to make its own vaccines stands to pay off handsomely.
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Infectious dysentery, usually found in developing countries with poor living conditions, is turning up in Vancouver’s most marginalized neighbourhood.
South Africa’s long-awaited TB prevalence survey results were recently released. They reveal that the country has a much higher burden of TB than previously thought.
Shoring up surveillance and response systems and learning lessons from how the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded will help the world be ready the next time around.
You need a new shot every year because current flu vaccines provide limited and temporary protection. But researchers’ new strategy could mean a one-and-done influenza vaccine is on the way.
Vaccine hesitancy has resulted in multiple vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. Research on vaccine hesitancy in South Africa is limited. But growing evidence suggests that it’s becoming a problem.
Scientists are experimenting with using dogs to sniff out people infected with COVID-19. But dogs aren’t the only animals with a nose for disease.
Fauci turns 80 this Dec. 24 – and he’s been on the national stage for decades. Here’s more about his work before COVID-19 and why he was perfectly poised to help the US respond to the pandemic.
A fast-moving equine flu cratered the US economy in the fall of 1872, showing all too clearly that horses were essential and deserved better treatment.
Combating social media disinformation regarding vaccines is critical to reversing the growth in vaccine hesitancy around the world.
Airline health advice has so far mostly focused on staying hydrated and avoiding deep vein thrombosis. What passengers really want, however, is free hand masks, hand sanitiser and more space between passengers.
Among the human rights under threat are the rights to life, health, food, a healthy environment, water, an adequate standard of living and culture.
The WHO has been criticised for being slow to recognise the scale of the COVID-9 pandemic. We suggest a new protocol on infectious diseases to help with faster data collection and more open sharing.
To better anticipate and manage the emergence of new pandemics, a paradigm shift is needed to take into account the complex interactions between human health, animal health, the environment and the economy.
As ready as you are to be done with COVID-19, it’s not going anywhere soon. A historian of disease describes how once a pathogen emerges, it’s usually here to stay.
With a COVID-19 outbreak in the White House, people are watching the health of President Trump and many others. A doctor explains the possible course for this unpredictable disease.
Our video shows aerosol emissions from singing a simple scale. No wonder singing in a choir can be risky.
From a global cattle disease that can devastate herds to water-borne pathogens causing severe food poisoning, genome sequencing has become an important tool in the control of infectious diseases.
The US response to the coronavirus was slow and problematic, but it also was rooted in a 19th-century way of viewing public health.
Worried about being accused of virtue signalling or getting funny looks for wearing a mask? Here’s how to test your ethics and come to the right decision.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor and Epidemiologist, Infectious Diseases, Immunisation and Emergencies Group, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Physician, Australian National University
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Virologist, The University of Queensland
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Health Science, Curtin University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Regents' Professor & Chair, Medical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
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Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland
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Hon Prof, Dept of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
