The found113….
Back in May of 2016 I received a surprise set of deidentified Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) data. It was a list of the “found113”. This is a very delayed Read More …
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MERS snapdate…
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MERS & the Hajj – watch out for the Flu!
The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus (CoV) has now been known of for 6 consecutive Hajj mass gatherings (see the bar graphs). To date there has not been a Read More …
Flu outbreak and concurrent deaths in Tasmania…
Okay I don’t want to follow up the last post with another to try and paint a picture that the sky is falling. Influenza (Flu) can kill. That’s my point. Read More …
Flu-associated deaths in Victoria…
I’m not joking around when I say vaccines have been created to reduce the worst of the diseases caused by some infectious nasties. We all know about the success of Read More …
VDU is moving house…..no Utes required
Virology Down Under has lived over on Google’s Blogger platform since its first post back in March 2013. After much umm’ing and ahh’ing, I’ve taken the plunge and moved VDU Read More …
Ebola virus disease over in the DRC….
Another year, another outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) overcome in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the help of a mix of expert local skill and knowledge, isolation Read More …
Editor’s Note #27: Anakin Fencewalker joins the Force…
After 19 years, our furry family member had to leave us this Wednesday. His quality of life was decreasing and he had stopped eating – he made the call and Read More …
Because sometimes laughter conveys a message better than fear…
This builds on my smaller page of MERS-CoV themed wannabe memes found here. These were all made by me but feel free to use if they suit a purpose (a link/reference Read More …