Senior Scientist, Enteric Viruses Laboratory, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
Dr Leesa Bruggink is a Senior Medical Scientist in the Enteric Viruses Laboratory at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Peter Doherty Institute, Melbourne. Leesa is recognised for her expertise on the detection, epidemiology and evolution of norovirus, the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis.
Cruise ships can be floating petri dishes of gastro bugs. 6 ways to stay healthy at sea this summer
Jan 08, 2020 11:57 am UTC| Health
A cruise can be the perfect summer holiday. But cruise ships, with hundreds, even thousands of people in close quarters, can also be a hotbed of germs. In particular, cruises are somewhat notorious for outbreaks of...
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