After previous public health emergencies likes SARS and H1N1, there was renewed investment in pandemic preparedness, but it was not sustained. We cannot make the same mistake after COVID-19.
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This latest outbreak has been deadly for many millions of birds. The risk to humans, however, is very low.
A new global dataset shows there is no clear global increase of infectious disease outbreaks over time. And it can suggest which countries would most likely be affected by an outbreak.
During the 1918 flu pandemic, white people died at similar rates to Black Americans, according to a new study – a very different pattern than what occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flu and COVID-19 are expected to make headway during the current respiratory virus season. The best way to stay healthy is vaccination in conjunction with personal protective measures.
At the height of polio and H1N1, Canadians were keen to get vaccinated, but vaccine enthusiasm waned once the crisis had passed — what does that mean for COVID-19?
Americans with excess weight and obesity have been hit hard by COVID-19. Now there is reason to believe they may not get the same protection from the vaccines.
Selfishness was also a problem when the world was developing vaccines for swine flu and bird flu.
Ever since the 2001 SARS outbreak and H5N1 avian flu in 2003, we’ve developed tools to monitor diseases that transmitted from animals to humans. But what does a large-scale roll-out entail?
A team of experts argues that after taking care of essential workers, COVID-19 vaccinations should be given to the greatest transmitters of the virus, who are mostly the young.
A new set of swine flu viruses have been discovered that are highly adapted to infecting humans – and they’re already spreading among farm workers in China.
It’s excellent this virus has been found early, but there is no evidence yet of human-to-human transmission.
A century ago, the influenza pandemic killed about 50 million people. Today we are battling the coronavirus pandemic. Are we any better off? Two social scientists share five reasons we have to be optimistic.
Detecting fever requires measuring core body temperature. Screening measures the body’s surface temperature.
Differences in the viruses’ biology and societal contexts mean there’s no guarantee today’s pandemic will mirror the ‘waves’ of infection a century ago.
Covid-19, like other major epidemics, is not unrelated to the biodiversity and climate crisis we are experiencing.
Ubuntu provides a language for people to participate in preventive action, even if this involves practices such as lockdowns.
COVID-19 has a long incubation time, and testing can take days to get results. Don’t let continually rising case numbers make you give up on staying at home.
Handling the US outbreak requires a look at what’s working for the rest of the world – and our own history.
Modelling highlights the urgent need for strong interventions.
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Anthropologie, EHESS, CNRS, Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale, Collège de France, Auteurs historiques The Conversation France
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Associate Professor of Biology, Penn State
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Virology and President of Research-Aid Networks, University of Kent
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Research Scientist and Principal Investigator at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan
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MSc Candidate in Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor, School of Physiology; Director, Brain Function Research Group, University of the Witwatersrand
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Honorary Professorial Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professeur, UMR ISYEB (Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
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Directeur de recherche CNRS, systématicien, directeur de l’Institut de systématique, évolution, biodiversité (ISYEB), Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
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Directeur régional Asie du Sud-Est, vétérinaire et épidémiologiste, Cirad
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Distinguished Professor, Public Health and Medical Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol
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Professor in Animal Microbial Ecosystems, Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol
