Is Australia ready for an infectious disease emergency?
Australia cannot be complacent about a potential infectious disease emergency, say public health experts.
While Australia is well placed to respond to such an emergency, many logistical challenges remain, say specialists in a commentary article published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
And co-author Professor Sharon Lewin from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity argues that infectious diseases and pandemics are massive global challenges that will not go away.
