Monday, 19 July 2010
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Most People Killed by Swine Flu had No Underlying Health Problems
The results of a recent study performed by Imperial College researchers indicates that more than half of the deaths due to H1N1 pdm were of people with no underlying/pre-existing health problems.
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Update on the Transmission Dynamics of the H1N1 pandemic
Researchers from the MRC Centre have contributed to a recent publication in WHO’s weekly epidemiologic record. Follow the link below to this publication describing the transmission dynamics of the pandemic (http://www.who.int/wer/2009/wer8446.pdf).
While you’re at it, check out an earlier publication of the WER by the WHO informal mathematical modelling network for pandemic influenza (lead by researchers at the MRC Centre), which provides a summary of the network’s activities (http://www.who.int/wer/2009/wer8434.pdf).
Contributed by: Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove (MRC Outbreak Centre WHO liaison)
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
New York Doctor Raps about H1N1 Prevention
Earlier this summer, the US Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, challenged Americans to come up with short videos on the subject of good hygiene and prevention of the H1N1 flu virus.
The winner, New York doctor (and amateur rap artist) John Clarke, was presented $2500 and will star in a national ad campaign for H1N1 prevention.
Click here to see Dr. John's video and those of a few runners up.
http://www.flu.gov/psa/contest/2009/index.html
I think 'Bagman' is my favourite.
The winner, New York doctor (and amateur rap artist) John Clarke, was presented $2500 and will star in a national ad campaign for H1N1 prevention.
Click here to see Dr. John's video and those of a few runners up.
http://www.flu.gov/psa/contest/2009/index.html
I think 'Bagman' is my favourite.
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
A New Way to Access the Latest Flu Research - Plug In!
In a new venture, the Public Library of Science (or PLoS) has started a feature called 'PLoS Currents'. A clever play on both the flow of information and it's immediate relevance, 'Currents' allows researchers to post their most recent work on-line thereby stimulating scientific discourse as well as disseminating potentially useful information to both scientists and interested members of the general public.
The 'Currents' are moderated by a panel of experts from the relevant field to ensure the integrity of the work and general decorum in the resulting discussion.
In the first issue of 'PLoS Currents - Influenza', centre researchers led by Dr. Francois Balloux report their findings on the spatiotemporal dynamics evidenced in the early stages of the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Follow this link to check it out:
http://knol.google.com/k/thibaut-jombart/spatiotemporal-dynamics-in-the-early/11igg07td5uji/1?collectionId=28qm4w0q65e4w.1&position=1#
The 'Currents' are moderated by a panel of experts from the relevant field to ensure the integrity of the work and general decorum in the resulting discussion.
In the first issue of 'PLoS Currents - Influenza', centre researchers led by Dr. Francois Balloux report their findings on the spatiotemporal dynamics evidenced in the early stages of the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Follow this link to check it out:
http://knol.google.com/k/thibaut-jombart/spatiotemporal-dynamics-in-the-early/11igg07td5uji/1?collectionId=28qm4w0q65e4w.1&position=1#
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Imperial College Researchers Weigh In on Swine Flu
Follow the link below to see a great resource for following Imperial College researchers, many from the MRC Outbreak Centre, as they contribute their knowledge of and research on the A(H1N1) pandemic.
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Move over swine flu...
...The Zombies are coming!!
Follow the links below to learn how Centre Director, Prof. Neil Ferguson came to comment on the relationship between Infectious Disease modelling and a Zombie attack!!
The Times:
BBC Radio 4, Today Programme
Let it not be said that we're always serious!
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