Ian M Mackay, PhDWhich is the inFLUencing hemisphere, north, south or neither?Jun 20, 2019Jun 20, 2019
Ian M Mackay, PhDInfluenza vaccine protection in adults: it’s better than you thinkIt seems like every year we’re told that the timespan for which influenza (flu) vaccination provides us immunity is a little shorter. In…May 1, 2019May 1, 2019
Ian M Mackay, PhDEbola virus disease outbreak in the DRCThe World Health Organization has reported that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (f. Zaire) has declared a new outbreak of Ebola virus…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Ian M Mackay, PhDHTLV-I is not new to Australia but a proper strategic response to it would beRecent news stories from the Gaurdian and elsewhere have highlighted the serious issue of Aboriginal Australians living in Central…May 4, 2018May 4, 2018
Ian M Mackay, PhDInfluenza virus transmission: with or without symptoms, you’re dropping Flu virusInfluenza viruses infect our cells, but cell entry alone does not result in influenza (the disease).Jan 23, 2018Jan 23, 2018
Ian M Mackay, PhDFlu has long been associated with death in younger adults: it is knownA very short post just to highlight that younger adults have been linked to Flu deaths for many years — far less often than among the…Dec 15, 2017Dec 15, 2017
Ian M Mackay, PhDA new Australian study may help to explain why asthmatics have trouble suppressing the inflammation…In particular, the inflammation due to members of one species of rhinovirus (RV), the RV-Cs, considered the worst of the “common cold”…Dec 14, 2017Dec 14, 2017