When people get sick, they often suspect bacteria and viruses as the cause. But now the CDC is asking physicians and patients to consider another culprit: fungi.
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Epidemics can have massive social ramifications where prohibitions are imposed on travel, socio-cultural events and schooling.
A woman recently died from Legionnaires’ disease at an Atlanta hotel. Why? The cause is known and the disease is largely preventable. Yet the number of cases in the US continue to rise.
A review of research on both the Ebola and Zika outbreaks, found less than 1% of published research discussed gender issues.
Kenya appears prepared for Ebola outbreaks, but a lot more can be done.
Cholera kills fast, and outbreaks are common in war-torn regions and after natural disasters where clean water is scarce. A new strategy to prevent cholera infections is a ‘cocktail’ of live virus.
An economics risk analysis offers some insight into the modern anti-vaxx movement.
Scientists identified the general pattern of measles infections as a country moves toward eliminating the disease. This roadmap can help public health workers most efficiently fight and end measles.
The way humans share the world with wildlife has rapidly changed – and this is having a serious impact on the spread of pathogens.
Measles cases in the US have reached their highest in 25 years. A bioethicist argues why parents opposed to vaccination are not just wrong about the science, but about the morals.
A deadly fungus called Candida auris, is among us and is now detected in more than 20 countries. It is resistant to many anti-fungal drugs. But a familiar fungus may reveal a solution.
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.
Nigeria’s health systems are overwhelmed and incapable of sustaining high quality disease surveillance, prevention, control and response.
In January, measles returned to the Pacific Northwest, while Ebola resurged in the Congo. It would take a lot more research for scientists to be able to stop threats like these in their tracks.
Instability in the DRC and Ebola’s deadly properties is making it hard to contain the virus.
It’s possible the white spot virus is now endemic in Australia - in other countries where it has broken out, it has never been eradicated.
The obesity epidemic, the flu epidemic, the opioid epidemic… in the 21st century, everything seems to be an “epidemic”. But what does the term actually mean?
The response to the latest ebola outbreak in the DRC has been rapid, well coordinated and well resourced.
When day zero arrives in Cape Town, the routine surveillance systems that monitor disease outbreaks will be enhanced to pick up new diseases.
An outbreak of diphtheria in Indonesia is not caused by a singular factor. The country needs better vaccination coverage and distribution as well as better antibiotics.
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Texas A&M University
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Regents' Professor & Chair, Medical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Senior Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Control, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Neurology, Medicine (Infectious Diseases), and Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Lecturer in Virology, Queen's University Belfast
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Associate Professor of Biology, Penn State
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Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University - Newark
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Affiliate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
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Senior Lecturer in Microbiology and Fermentation Technology, Federation University Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University