Modelling The Impact Of Global Climate Change On The Epidemiology Of Infectious Diseases In Bangladesh
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$118,988.00
Summary
Climate change may impact on human health via a change in the distribution and pathogenicity of infectious diseases, particularly in the South Asian region. This study will use high quality environmental and clinical data from an established time-series collated in Bangladesh, to better inform mathematical models which may predict future changes in infectious diseases epidemiology. Accurate and valid modelling can be valuable in guiding future public health policy for vulnerable populations.
Integrons, Mobile Gene Cassettes And Pathogencity In Vibrio Cholerae
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$550,285.00
Summary
Bacteria are remarkably adaptive and evolve in ways that plants and animals do not. One of these ways is Lateral Gene Transfer or LGT, which is a process allowing bacterial cells to share genes. Such mobile genes can greatly influence the extent to which pathogenic bacteria can cause disease. One notable example is Vibrio cholerae where many strains can be benign but some can give rise to cholera pandemics. Here, we will investigate this phenomenon in this important bacterium.