For more than a month, Samoa has been battling a measles outbreak of huge proportions. Things are very slowly starting to improve.
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Now is not the time to ease up the prevention effort, or decades of progress could be undone.
The aim is to discover, develop and facilitate delivery of anti-malarial medicines to help tackle the burden of malaria in endemic countries and support malaria eradication.
Even when cases of measles are detected in clinics, limited diagnostic and communication infrastructure can delay the response.
This breakthrough could be key in fighting antibiotic resistance.
Because Helicobacter Pylori is contagious, treating it properly is key to preventing its spread.
Recent discoveries on the effects of live attenuated vaccines challenge the current vaccine paradigm and question vaccination policies.
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When a certain percentage of a population has been vaccinated, it prevents an infectious disease from spreading. But that threshold depends on the disease.
Seven to 10 days in bed with a high fever and rash is the best outcome you can expect if your child catches measles. Brain damage or death is the worst.
Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made vaccination and post-infection therapy available. But the number of those infected annually and dying from viral Hepatitis continues to be high.
Applied Epidemiological Modelling has enormous potential to improve how decisions are made about public health in African countries.
Leptospirosis is spread by rats and other rodents, potentially killing dogs and humans. But we can protect ourselves and our pets.
Washing hands and coughing into your elbow can help limit the spread of infectious diseases on planes and around the globe. So why don't passengers read about this in their inflight magazines?
Headlines about this year's flu season have been alarming. It's true, we are having a serious season – but the data doesn't indicate it's the worst one we've ever had.
There are many reasons adults might not be up to date with the vaccinations they need. Catching up is easy enough, and vitally important in the fight against infectious diseases.
The flood waters caused by Cyclone Idai have receded. But in some ways, the problems for many of the countries affected, are just beginning.
Because of the potential drawbacks of forcing people to vaccinate their children, we should take other measures to increase vaccination rates.
The high stress conditions of an outbreak can spread a dysfunctional culture among those working to fight it. A survey after the 2015 Ebola epidemic quantified the issue – and suggests a better way.
TB outside the lungs accounted for 14% of TB cases recorded globally in 2017.
Top contributors
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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, 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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Lyn Gilbert is a Friend of The Conversation.
Clinical Professor in Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney
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Specialist General Practitioner, and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, UNSW
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Adjunct assistant professor, The University of Queensland
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Virologist, The University of Queensland
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Laureate Professor, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Prof. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Professor and Head of Clinical Research, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, University of Sydney
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Director, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Professor, University of Sydney
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Professor and Director of Doherty Epidemiology, University of Melbourne
