by John McMillan | May 8, 2026 | Disease
Craig Dalton, University of Newcastle The cruise ship cluster of hantavirus cases continues to grow. The World Health Organization reports that as of May 6 there were eight cases, three of whom are confirmed by laboratory testing as hantavirus. In recent days, we...
by John McMillan | May 8, 2026 | Disease
Dr. Philip McMillan, John McMillan The MV Hondius sits offshore from Cape Verde with 149 passengers on board and nowhere to dock. Three of its travellers are dead. Four others are sick. Two crew members have been airlifted out for urgent medical care, one of them a...
by John McMillan | Nov 28, 2025 | Disease
Ed Hutchinson, University of Glasgow H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and how concerned about it should...
by John McMillan | Aug 22, 2025 | Disease, Health
Ian A. Wright, Western Sydney University One of the world’s most dangerous water-borne microorganisms, commonly called a “brain-eating amoeba”, has recently been detected in two drinking water supplies in south-west Queensland. Both affected towns are about 750...
by John McMillan | Jul 18, 2025 | COVID-19, Disease, Ethics
Dr. Philp McMillan, John McMillan Science often proceeds from observation to hypothesis. In an era when medical data typically remains locked behind institutional walls, a group of 350 Japanese volunteers armed with determination and Freedom of Information requests...
by John McMillan | Jul 11, 2025 | COVID-19, Disease, Ethics
Dr. Philp McMillan, John McMillan In April 2024, a team of biodefense experts gathered in Washington, D.C. to imagine the unthinkable. Their resulting document, the National Blueprint for Biodefense, contains a detailed tabletop exercise that reads like a nightmare....
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