Michael Head

Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton

Michael Head

The Sudan and Ebola viruses both come from the orthoebolavirus family, but they have different proteins and genetic components, so the immune response to each virus is different.

What is Sudan virus and how similar is it to Ebola?

12 Feb 2025

3 min read

Scabies and other skin diseases are still common in Togo. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Flickr

Leprosy, scabies and yaws — Togo’s neglected tropical skin diseases need attention

28 Mar 2023

4 min read

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan at the newly inaugurated Sardar Patel Covid-19 Care Centre in Chhattarpur, New Delhi. Photo: Twitter Handle of Harsh Vardhan

COVID-19 in India: an unfolding humanitarian crisis

26 Apr 2021

4 min read

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