The recent SARS epidemic was a wake-up call regarding the risk of major epidemics. While important differences exist between SARS and pandemic influenza, the experience of controlling SARS provides some lessons on how to prepare for major outbreaks according to Peter A. Cameron, Michael Schull and Matthew Cooke. It is possible that the next global...

Australia's systems for disease surveillance, detection and reporting have recently been reinvigorated, as has planning for mass casualty and outbreak preparedness. However, existing research and comments from the Australian experts in public health policy and practice interviewed by Nigel Brew and Kate Burton for this paper highlight major deficiencies in the emergency health response to...

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has highlighted the potentially severe threat posed by infectious diseases to modern economies. This Research Note surveys the evidence.