Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0664013

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0664013

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The biosynthesis of structural proteins in parasites. The socio-economic impact of parasitic diseases, in Australia and throughout the world, is enormous- they kill 2-3 million people per year and cost livestock industries billions of dollars per annum. Some are serious food and waterborne threats, such as the coccidia, because they are transmitted from person-to-person via the faecal-oral route, or via ingestion of contaminated water or food, or through the ingestion of cysts in raw or undercooked meat. They cause diarrhoea, which in some cases, can be life-threatening. We will understand how the coccidia protect themselves as they move from host to host and, through that understanding, develop new ways to control them and eliminate the suffering caused by parasitic diseases.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-03-2006

End Date: 31-12-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $220,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Infectious Diseases | Veterinary Sciences | Medical Parasitology | Parasitology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Infectious diseases | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) |

Other Keywords

Infectious Diseases | Infectious diseases | Medical Parasitology | Parasitology | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) | Veterinary Sciences

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