Infectious diseases

Prof Paul Griffin
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New advice on when to vaccinate after COVID infection

Dr Bernard Hudson
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It is likely that Japanese encephalitis will become endemic, and GPs will once again be at the forefront in diagnosis, future immunisation programmes and patient education

Dr Linda Calabresi
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There is so much we still don’t know about long covid but we’re going to have to learn fast as more and more patients will be presenting to general practice with the condition

Prof Nancy Baxter
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Should GPs have a fourth booster? The Ba4 and Ba5 variants, more information on the antivirals, long COVID is an emerging public health issue.

Dr Linda Calabresi
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For Australian GPs, COVID is the infection that just keeps on giving, isn’t it?

Dr Bernard Hudson
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Strategies to minimise the serious but rare neurological outcomes will include keeping away from pigs, mosquito population control, mosquito bite avoidance measures and vaccination.

Prof Kristine Macartney
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A look at our local and national infection rates- what does the medium to long term future look like?

Prof Paul Griffin
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This mosquito-transmitted disease has already killed a handful of people, and is likely to become more common- an effective vaccine will soon be made widely available to those at risk.

Dr Linda Calabresi
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In Australia, the Omicron BA2 subvariant has essentially replaced BA1 as the cause of the current cases of COVID, says Professor Kristine Macartney.

Dr Linda Calabresi
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Options for treating Covid-19 infections is yet another area where the landscape is rapidly changing, says a leading expert on the pandemic.

Prof Paul Griffin
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Ba2, Deltacron, Omicron and other variants- the winter booster - for which patients? An update on the other vaccines and the COVID antivirals.

Dr Linda Calabresi
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Despite the increasing numbers of infections, Covid vaccines are still effective, particularly if people are fully vaccinated, says Dr Paul Griffin, Director of Infectious Diseases at the Mater in Queensland.