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[Contagious Conversations] H5N1 avian flu hits our shores
A pathogenic clade of H5N1 avian flu has been tearing around the globe causing significant mortality in sea birds and mammals. Australia and New Zealand were the last holdouts until it was detected over June and July. While risk to humans from is currently negligible, there is great concern for poultry, livestock and native animals.
[Contagious Conversations] Approaching HIV elimination
Over three decades, HIV infection has gone from fatal diagnosis, to being manageable with lifelong anti-retroviral therapy. Access to prophylactic treatment has also made a huge impact on rates of transmission although barriers still remain to equitable access.
[Contagious Conversations] Responding to vaccine hesitancy
Contagious Conversations is a new series brought to you by the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases. In this debut episode we hear about declining rates of participation in Australia’s National Immunisation Program and how health professionals can reinspire confidence in vaccines among parents of young children.