epidemic

In the News | Published: 12 July 201603 May 2017

Australian officials made headlines this week when they announced that AIDS was no longer an epidemic in their country, but […]

In the News | Published: 14 August 201528 March 2016

Increased rates of whooping cough in the South Island have authorities reminding parents of the importance of vaccinations. Whooping cough, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 July 201227 July 2012

Claims that an influenza epidemic of swine flu proportions are set to overwhelm the country are overblown, according to virologists […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 15 October 200801 December 2010

The H5N1 virus has been given a lot more attention than previous outbreaks of flu in birds. Scientists and science […]