Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0773987

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0773987

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Who acquires infection from whom across international borders? New approaches for control of emerging infections through understanding travel patterns. Mathematical modelling of data on travellers traversing Australia's borders and their contact patterns can be used to understand the pathways by which infectious diseases enter and spread in Australia. Currently available social contact data which informs models are inadequate and outdated. Gathering new data relevant to modern society will help control future infectious disease threats to our society. Our aim is to collect detailed, unique data on demography, behavioural and social patterns of travellers and residents, and use this to develop mathematical models to evaluate effective control measures for emerging infections in Australia. This study will make a unique contribution to national disease control policy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-03-2007

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $339,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Stochastic Analysis And Modelling | Public Health and Health Services | Epidemiology | Public Policy

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Infectious diseases | Preventive medicine | Mathematical sciences |

Other Keywords

Epidemiology | Infectious diseases | Mathematical sciences | Preventive medicine | Public Health and Health Services | Public Policy | Stochastic Analysis And Modelling

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