Handling the US outbreak requires a look at what’s working for the rest of the world – and our own history.
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Modelling highlights the urgent need for strong interventions.
As response to COVID-19 moves from a learning phase to an operational phase, lessons from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic can inform Canada’s action plan.
The government’s “whatever it takes” promise to NHS is all very well, but UK healthcare is a long way from being ready to deal with a major outbreak.
Initial data from the outbreak in China did not reveal as much information as scientists needed to assess the epidemic. Now, more accurate data suggest an epidemic worse than some previously thought.
Large-scale adoption of simple, individual actions — like disinfecting our germ-laden phone screens — can limit the ability of COVID-19 to get a foothold.
The World Health Organization has said the coronavirus is not yet a pandemic. That raises a question: just what is a pandemic? An expert explains.
Epidemiologists want to quickly identify any emerging disease’s potential to spread far and wide. Dependent on a number of factors, this R0 number helps them figure that out and plan accordingly.
Scientists do not yet know the severity of the current coronavirus. A biologist who worked on the 2009 flu pandemic offers insights on that outbreak as well as the SARS outbreak.
Opioids kill an average of eight people every day in Canada. The federal government must officially declare this a ‘public welfare emergency’ and invest the funds critical to a humane response.
As influenza season begins in North America, many people wonder whether to get a flu shot. Our expert delves into the pros and cons of the vaccine and how it works.
Not every country prepares for global health threats in the same way.
How is it the flu has managed to stay around for so long, and why haven’t we beaten it yet?
Studies of animal-human interactions in various settings could perhaps help prevent bird flu and the mass slaughter of animals it inevitably leads to.
But what are the risks?
More than 8,000 people have died from Ebola in West Africa since February 2014 and it has spread beyond the three countries initially affected. So, it’s an epidemic, right? Or is it an outbreak? What about…
The H7N9 flu virus killed more than a third of people who were admitted into hospital, according to new estimates published…
H1N1 flu vaccination is not associated with a higher risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), research has found. A study of…
Influenza or flu is one of those dustbin words used by the media and by health professionals to cover the myriad causes of a respiratory infection. The only way to be sure is with laboratory testing of…
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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
