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.
- Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
If the World Health Organization doesn’t reform, other member countries may also jump ship.
Pigs are an ideal ‘mixing vessel’ for avian and human viruses.
We calculated lost productivity due to long COVID. The impacts were greatest among people aged 30 to 49.
O alerta da OMS desta semana não é para uma pandemia. As medidas que ela desencadeia são projetadas justamente para evitar que a varíola se torne uma.
L’OMS décrète le plus haut niveau d’alerte contre l'épidémie de mpox (anciennement variole du singe) et déclenche ainsi les mesures conçues pour éviter que cela évolue en pandémie mondiale.
La OMS no ha declarado una pandemia, sino una emergencia de salud pública. Las medidas que desencadena están diseñadas para evitar que el mpox se convierta en una.
WHO’s declaration this week is not for a pandemic. The measures it triggers are designed to prevent mpox from becoming one.
La gravité d'une épidémie dépend de plusieurs facteurs, dont le degré de contagiosité et le potentiel de propagation rapide.
The last significant outbreak happened in 2022.
Contact tracing didn’t identify any cases beyond this child. While the risk to the public is very low, the global situation with bird flu is precarious.
A previous review suggested that masks don’t work. We can assure you – they do.
For now there’s no spread of H5N1 between humans, which is good news. But bird flu is evolving, and we need to stay vigilant.
Ada sejumlah patogen yang dilaporkan menyebabkan berjangkitnya penyakit pernapasan di Cina.
Hay una serie de patógenos que, según los informes, están causando el brote de enfermedades respiratorias en China.
There are a number of pathogens which are reported to be causing the outbreak of respiratory illness in China.
Wearing a mask at the shops, on public transport and in other crowded settings will improve your chances of a COVID-free Christmas.
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.
Une nouvelle publication a laissé entendre que les masques chirurgicaux seraient « peu efficaces » face au Covid. Des experts soulèvent les défauts de ce travail et rappellent les faits.
An updated Cochrane Review suggests face masks don’t reduce the spread of COVID in the community. But there are several reasons why this conclusion is misleading.
Be prepared. Download an air quality app, stock up on respirators and stay inside if you can.
We’ve learned much from large COVID outbreaks linked to the Ruby Princess and Diamond Princess cruise ships early in the pandemic. But there’s still some way to go.
At times when COVID numbers are increasing, allowing infectious people to mingle freely at work and socially will create epidemic growth and make the crisis even worse.
With the goal of ‘business as usual’, politicians will continue to reduce COVID protections without immediate consequence while transmission is low. But then the next wave will come.
The third-generation vaccine has fewer potential side effects than second-generation vaccines and can be safely given to people with weakened immune systems.
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