Influenza Virus: The Concern of a Century
The 1918 influenza pandemic infected an estimated 500 million people or one third of the global population. This led to at least 50 million deaths, all by a single virus....
Are We Prepared? Assessing Outbreak Preparedness in Canada
Infectious outbreaks are an increasing public health concern in today’s modern world. Inevitably, due to growing population sizes, globalization, anti-microbial resistance, and climate change, there is increasing concern surrounding the...
Alumni Feature: Lisa Wagar
We got in touch with Lisa Wagar, a recent graduate of our department, to see what she’s up to now, and to get some feedback on her graduate experience. As...
Opening the Doors to Pandemic Flu Research
In 2011, the United States government and the National Institutes of Health were alerted to manuscripts submitted by Kawaoka et al. and Fouchier et al. in Nature and Science, describing...
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