ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT0991272

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT0991272

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Mosquito-borne viruses - how they cause disease and novel approaches to prevention. In Australia, Ross River virus (RRV) is the most common insect borne virus that affects human health. There were more than 60,000 confirmed cases of RRV between 1993 and 2008. While not fatal, the disease is responsible for significant morbidity that has both social and economic costs for the individual, their family and the community. This project has several national benefits. It will elucidate whether there is an association between RRV strain and the severity of disease and if there are human factors that affect the seriousness of symptoms. Knowledge of both of these could provide new avenues for the design of prevention and treatment strategies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-12-2009

End Date: 31-12-2013

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $788,800.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Virology | Microbiology | Virology | Infectious Agents

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Disease distribution and transmission | Infectious diseases | Skeletal system and disorders (incl. arthritis) |

Other Keywords

Disease distribution and transmission | Infectious Agents | Infectious diseases | Medical Virology | Microbiology | Skeletal system and disorders (incl. arthritis) | Virology

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