Australian epidemiologist consulting on COVID-19, pandemic planning, global health security & surveillance. Traveller. Cycle tourist & hiker.
Mandurah, Australia
Joined March 2009
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Does flying first class mean I won't have jetlag? youtu.be/My0---BkpzM?si=VFew… via @YouTube
Exploring London Heathrow's Qantas Business Lounge youtu.be/NMOdN1YsYWA?si=GLO6… via @YouTube
Flying? How to not get sick on a plane. Reduce your risks from infectious diseases.
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Latest WHO disease outbreak news on the Hantavirus outbreak is now available. 11 cases now, though one American has an inconclusive test result (one positive, one negative - from two different laboratories
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Update on #hantavirus:
As of 12 May, 12h00 CEST, a total of 11 cases, including 3 deaths, have been reported. Nine of the 11 cases are confirmed, and the other 2 are probable. All are among passengers or crew on the ship.
We expect more cases given the dynamics of spread on a ship and the virus’ incubation period.
At the moment, there is no sign that we are seeing the start of a larger outbreak.
Passengers and crew are being followed up in their countries, where WHO recommends a 42-day quarantine at home or in a facility starting from day of departure from the ship.
WHO Technical Note for the disembarkation & onward management of MV Hondius passengers & crew bit.ly/4u1BT5I
ALT World Health Organization update on Hantavirus dated 12 May 2026 at 12:00 CEST.
With all the discussion about the need for quarantining of the passengers on the cruise ship, I’ve made a short video on what needs to be considered.
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An American and a French passenger linked to the Hondius cruise ship outbreak tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus, a rare respiratory disease, less than a day after leaving the expedition vessel bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Latest WHO report on Hantavirus outbreak cruise ship. Since 4 May
3 suspected cases confirmed
1 additional case confirmed
1 suspected case now a non-case - not clear if this is the flight attendant?
Global risk is low
Moderate risk for passengers and crew
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This is my take on the Hantavirus situation on the cruise ship. I’ll provide an update on a couple of days. This is a fast moving situation, I only just posted this and already it needs updating!
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How to not get sick when you're travelling on a plane youtu.be/wXga-TGKlkE?si=T2bw… via @YouTube
Don’t know of anybody is left out there but I think I’ve found my space at Bluesky.
If you’re still out there and you want to chat about pandemics, infectious diseases, epidemiology or travel to some really extraordinary places - you’ll find me at @travel-epi.bsky.social
Bye
Gone to Threads epilikes
Now just have to figure out how to find all those wonderful epidemiology people on a new system
So many lessons coming out of this pandemic. I hope we heed them.
A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat | Nature
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Put my name down as a freelancer. First job offer - do someone’s online public health exam at an Australian university. Second offer - ghostwrite peer reviewed article on a pandemic response in a slum setting for unnamed “author”.
Wtf! Feeling very naive
Wishing that I could have been at this surveillance meeting!
We Collectively Have Only One Health impakter.com/collectively-ha…
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What is the state of Universal Health Coverage in the Asia-Pacific? Tune in to the latest Contain This podcast to hear how #UHC is faring post-pandemic.
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Writing a great abstract can be tricky! This writing template by @Nature is super helpful 👉
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A fantastic funding opportunity is now open for Pacific colleagues keen to undertake operational research in response to practical problem faced in the delivery of #VBD #publichealth programs.
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