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What Is Sentinel Surveillance And How Might It Help In The Fight Against Coronavirus?

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By J. McVernon, K. Gibney, N. Geard
| gizmodo.com.au
Image: Shutterstock By international standards, Australia has had considerable success in containing the COVID-19 outbreak. As the number of new cases continues to decline, several states have announced they will begin to ease restrictions. But debate about when and how we can ease physical distancing measures safely remains ongoing. Modifying restrictions too soon, or making too many changes concurrently, could easily see a resurgent second wave of COVID-19.
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How Australia Is Preparing For A Jump In Coronavirus Cases

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By K. Gibney, B. Sutton, J. McVernon
| gizmodo.com.au
Image: Shutterstock While countries around the globe have been taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, it has now been reported in 37 countries outside China. As of February 26, close to 3,000 cases and 43 deaths had been recorded outside China. In Australia, we’ve so far seen 23 cases across five states. The good news is currently there’s no evidence of “community transmission” of the virus in Australia.
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Turnover of Village Chickens Undermines Vaccine Coverage to Control HPAI H5N1

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By J. P. Villanueva-Cabezas, P. T. Campbell, J. M. McCaw, P. A. Durr, J. McVernon
| Color Research & Application Verified
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 remains an enzootic disease of village chickens in Indonesia, posing ongoing risk at the animal–human interface. Previous modelling showed that the fast natural turnover of chicken populations might undermine herd immunity after vaccination, although actual details of how this effect applies to Indonesia's village chicken population have not been determined.
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