With the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror, at least for now, we look back on a handful of stories that provided sharp insights at key moments in the pandemic.
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Articles on Outbreak
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The Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola, currently has no approved treatments or vaccines to protect against it.
A biologist who studies how viruses spread from animals to people explains the process of spillover and the risks posed by the new bird flu that has spread across the globe.
While ‘The Last of Us’ is a dramatic projection of a deadly fungal outbreak, it is based, if not in reality, in logic. And it’s a reminder that fungal infections are growing more resistant.
There has been an epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea for the first time. Here’s what you need to know about the virus, and how it spreads.
Tens of thousands of children have tested positive for respiratory syncytial virus in the last months in what is the largest outbreak of the virus in recent years.
When tackling an Ebola outbreak speed is a critical element - every hour counts.
Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.
Monkeypox has spread to more than 50 countries and will continue to be monitored. Here’s what we know about monkeypox so far and what researchers want to find out.
Possible outcomes of the current monkeypox epidemic under four different scenarios.
Why did migrant agricultural workers suffer so greatly when the government had supposedly taken such care to ensure their safety?
How well are the Tokyo Olympics prepared for a COVID crisis when there is still an outbreak in the country, the vaccination rates are low and athletes are asked to socially distance?
Hollywood movies have long leaned into colonial representations of the tropics: imagined as romantic palm-fringed coasts full of abundance, but also scary places full of pestilence and primitiveness.
It’s all well and good to be able to connect cases through genomic sequencing. But it’s important to be able to connect them epidemiologically as well.
During the current COVID outbreak in Melbourne, the state government has been listing exposure sites as tier 1, tier 2, or tier 3. So what’s the difference between each level, and why does it matter?
The US response to the coronavirus was slow and problematic, but it also was rooted in a 19th-century way of viewing public health.
Test positivity rates measure the success of a testing program. Even though the US performs a huge number of tests, high test positivity rates across the country show that that it still isn’t enough.
People have lived with infectious disease throughout the millennia, with culture and biology influencing each other. Archaeologists decode the stories told by bones and what accompanies them.
Researchers from New York University are designing AI algorithms to help predict COVID-19 outcomes.
Countries aiming to flatten the coronavirus curve have one crucial aim: reduce the “effective reproduction number” of the virus to below 1. This means the spread is slowing, rather than accelerating.
Top contributors
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of International Sport Business, Head of Sport Business Insights Group, Victoria University
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Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Professional Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Archaeology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Virologist, Queen's University Belfast
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Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Psychology, and Public Health, University of Nottingham
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Head of Research and Knowledge Translation at the African Institute for Development Policy and Professor, Maseno University
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Professor of Clinical Microbiology, University of Lagos
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Professor of Archaeology, Durham University
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
