Nasal epithelium as a portal of entry for Burkholderia pseudomallei, with special reference to neurological melioidosis

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1020394

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Melioidosis is a potentially fatal disease of manly tropical Australia and SE Asia and an emerging disease worldwide. It disproportionately affects indigenous Australians. It is caused by a bacterium found in soil and water and infection may be by inhalation in the rainy season. One manifestation of melioidosis is neurological symptoms. This project seeks to establish sites and pathways of infection resulting from inhalation, including the pathway from nasal mucosa to brain.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $536,419.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Bacteriology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Aboriginal health | Burkholderia pseudomallei | bacterial pathogen | central nervous system (CNS) diseases | host/pathogen interaction | infectious diseases | melioidosis

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