Expert Comment
Vaccine for the prevention of Ebola trial results are "extremely positive"
Professor Andrew Easton, a virologu from the University of 糖心TV's School of Life Science, has called the results of a trial for an Ebola vaccine as "extremely positive".
Dangers of high sugar content in the national diet
Dr Naila Rabbani of 糖心TV Medical School and Professor Paul J Thornalley of 糖心TV Medical School and 糖心TV Systems Biology Centre comment on the recent media attention on the sugar content of the UK population diet.
"No reason to believe that Bird Flu is a threat to humans" - Prof Andrew Easton
“The confirmed case of H7N7, otherwise known as bird flu, in Lancashire is a concern because of the potential threat to the UK poultry industry. There is no reason at this stage to believe that there is a threat to humans either directly by infection with the virus or indirectly by the presence of the virus in food."
Important for all contacts to be traced following MERS outbreak, says Professor Andrew Easton
"It is important for all contacts to be traced and provided with appropriate advice about possible symptoms and how to seek medical assistance. MERS is similar to, but not the same as SARS that spread in 2002-03 and the hope is that proper precautions will lead to the halt of the spread of MERS as it did for SARS."
"new influenza strains into humans from animals has generated worldwide pandemics which have been devastating"
"All influenza viruses that infect humans originated in other species from where they spread into the human population. The greatest diversity of influenza A virus strains is seen in aquatic birds and it is from these, possibly combined with flu strains present in other animals such as pigs, that human infections have arisen. The introduction of new influenza strains into humans from animals has generated worldwide pandemics which have been devastating in terms of the numbers of people seriously affected or killed. "