Infectious diseases

Knowing that mosquitoes are involved in the transmission of the Buruli ulcer in Victoria is a breakthrough, but we need to work out what happens next to tackle the disease

A new model can simulate thousands of ‘individuals’ – each with their own vaccination and infection histories – tailoring vaccine schedules as new COVID-19 variants emerge

New research suggests an antibiotic treatment commonly used in Intensive Care Units is putting patients at risk by creating ‘herd peril’

Two million Australians self-report an allergy to penicillin – but most actually aren’t allergic – and this can lead to serious public health consequences

TB occurs in every part of the world and remains a major public health challenge that we can end through concerted action

Avian flu is continuing to spread throughout the world, infecting some mammals as it goes – but what’s the risk to Australia?

Antimicrobial resistance is part of the chemical warfare bacteria wage in nature, and that’s where researchers now looking for new clues to overcome it

Researchers discover that a type of immune cell can cannibalise the properties of other cells, creating the potential for harnessing them for new therapies and vaccines

An international collaboration has developed a new drug candidate that stops the malaria parasite from breaking down waste, resulting in fatal ‘molecular constipation’ and hope for new treatments

By targeting an essential nutrition pathway, researchers hope to develop drug targets against the bacterium that causes pneumonia