Optimizing control measures for hydatid disease

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1009899

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Hydatid infection is caused by a parasite that is transmitted by livestock animals. This project will develop a treatment for livestock animals which, when used in combination with a vaccine against the parasite, will improve the effectiveness of efforts to prevent the disease being transmitted through animals. I indirectly this will lead to a reduction in the number of new cases of hydatid disease world wide.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $361,664.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Parasitology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

chemotherapy | hydatid disease | parasitology | vaccination

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