Outbreaks of bacterial meningitis at NZ and UK universities highlight a need for greater understanding and ongoing support for those who survive an infection.
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Easter holidays are around the corner. Here’s why it’s a good time to check if you’ve been vaccinated against measles if you’re about to head overseas.
Two people have died in a bacterial meningitis outbreak in the south of England. Here’s what you need to know.
The fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%.
As the U.S. withdraws from the World Health Organization, it cedes influence over global health programs. A more immediate concern is disruption of disease surveillance and emerging health threats.
Viral infections are on the rise and spreading across the globe.
H5N1 has a 50% fatality rate in humans. Yet we’re dismantling the systems designed to catch it early.
New draft standards for respirator use recognize the importance of protecting workers and patients in health-care settings, where there is a higher risk of pathogen exposure
Improving oral and visual communication can accelerate malaria elimination in Papua. Here’s how.
The ways in which zombies are spawned − and contained − reflect a range of public health principles.
One type of sweat tends to smell more than the other, and it might not be the one you think.
Public toilets can be a ‘microbial soup’, especially when many people use them and they’re not cleaned frequently.
The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed 28 lives, including four health workers. Here’s what it means for those in the region and beyond.
If last year is anything to go by, the flu season is dragging on. So, it’s still worth getting a flu shot if you haven’t had one already this year.
This is a significant scientific development, but several hurdles remain before we might see these antibiotics available for use.
Remote-work flexibility has supported workplace equity helped limit outbreaks of respiratory infections. Back-to-offices mandates could erase those gains, especially with lowered vaccination rates.
The diseases that spread like wildfire. And those that don’t.
As many as 1 in 5 Americans believe they have a penicillin allergy, but just a tiny fraction actually do. In recent years, it’s gotten a lot easier to find out.
Through technological innovation and the development of new tuberculosis vaccines, ASEAN countries play a vital role in combating TB at both regional and global levels.
Sierra Leoneans are worried by the increasing number of mpox cases and deaths that have been recorded in 2025.
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Regents' Professor & Chair, Medical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Sydney
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Paediatrician & Infectious Diseases Physician; Senior Lecturer & NHMRC Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine
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Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Health Science, Curtin University
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Physician, Australian National University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia