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A Tasmanian devil genome mapping project by U.S. researchers has revealed how a tiny gene pool helped spread a deadly facial…
Malaria parasites are able to adapt their growth rate to render anti-malarial drugs useless, according to new research by…
Let’s be clear: immunisations matter. They matter a lot. We all have a complex and ever-changing ecology of microorganisms and parasites inside our bodies and in our community. A recent fatal case of diphtheria…
Six Influenza A viruses that have a close genetic relationship to H1N1 (swine flu) have been identified using new mathematical…
A new type of cell in the immune system that helps protect against infectious diseases has been discovered by researchers…
Despite high vaccination rates, Australia and other developed countries periodically have small outbreaks of measles, as seen in the recent scares in Victoria and New South Wales. Until about 40 years…
The rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs” is a critical global health issue. Paradoxically, while there is a compelling need for new antibiotics, their development has slowed…
Today the Gillard Government released an independent assessment of Australia’s management of vaccine adverse events. Commissioned by the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, the…
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Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Health Science, Curtin University
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Virologist, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Physician, Australian National University
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Clinical Professor in Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney
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