Virology Down Under

New Zealand is having an RSV moment

During COVID-19, we smashed flu

Virus on a boat – a belated graphic

There are a lot of people sick….again…in winter….

A/H5N1 strain of avian influenza A virus (“bird flu”) confirmed in two dead birds oin AUstralia

Well, the day had to come. “Bird flu” flies into Australia on a feathered wing.

Looks like Flu has reset in Australia

The ridiculously oversimplified claim that PCR can “detect one single molecule”

Just 0.7% of of universally screened asymptomatic patients produced unrepeatable PCR tests

A little virus that still can: poliovirus and poliomyelitis

Age and COVID-19: An evolving journey

Asymptomatic, acute and persistent COVID-19 symptom changes over the course of three infections

How are asymptomatic COVID-19 cases tracking?

Another way to look at flu season size

Whooping cough in 2024 was huge in Australia, but is declining in 2025 and 2026

Pathology lab PCR is not research lab PCR

Is there more flu in Australia and New Zealand than normal for Christmas? Hell Yes!

Catch them all? There are three different influenza viruses and they can co-circulate each season

The “Infection Pause”: because it’s about fewer infections, not an immune debt to repay

A Flunami in July

COVID-19 is a Pandemic: What if it was a Pandemic Emergency? And what are they anyway?

In Australia, COVID-19 deaths did decrease between 2023 and 2024, but it’s still a major killer.

Flu down under is a July thing

Q fever – an old zoonosis with a better diagnosis

What if Harvard loses?

Measles takes your immune memories

A measles infographic: virus, symptoms and white blood cells

United States influenza: biggest season in 15 years of data

No new A/H7N8 chook farms hit in Victoria so far

The US 2024-2025 flu season and the vaccine

A good news RSV vaccine story for adults

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in Australia – a 2022 study and the current state