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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP230102121
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
How do kangaroo herpesviruses jump to new host species? . This project aims to study alphaherpesviruses of kangaroos and other marsupials. These viruses cause outbreaks of severe disease in captive populations of marsupials when they are transmitted from natural hosts to new host species, but these cross-species transmission events are poorly understood. This project aims to study these viruses, and their capacity for cross-species transmission, using new approaches that consider herpesviruses as dynamic, mixed populations of viruses. This project also aims to develop novel, practical, and accessible vaccines to prevent disease. Benefits are expected to arise through prevention of disease in captive marsupial populations, including benefits for conservation efforts and for Australian tourism.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 12-2023
End Date: 12-2026
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $377,577.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Animal protection (incl. pests and pathogens) | Veterinary sciences | Veterinary virology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
