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C Raina MacIntyre

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C Raina MacIntyre is NHMRC principal research fellow, head of the Biosecurity Programme at the Kirby Institute, and professor of Global Biosecurity at the University of New South Wales.

Close-up of monkeypox lesions on the arm and leg of young girl, Liberia (Photo: CDC/Public Domain)

Monkeypox outbreak: what is it and how can we prevent the spread?

The disease has become noticeably more common among humans in recent years.

By C Raina MacIntyre | 21st May, 2022

The Coronaviruses Owe Their Name To The The Crown Like Projections, Visible Under Microscope, That Encircle The Capsid. The Coronaviruses Are Responsible For Respiratory Ailments And Gastro Enteritis. The Virus Responsible For Sars Belongs To This Family. (Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)

How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus?

And can you spread it before symptoms start? Epidemiology expert C Raina MacIntyre on what we know so far.

By C Raina MacIntyre | 29th January, 2020