Evolutionary Response of Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses To a Novel Biocontrol Method

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1020817

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Dengue and chikungunya are mosquito-transmitted viruses that present significant public health threats to Australia and the Asia-Pacific. This project will investigate whether dengue and chikungunya can adapt in response to a bacterium that limits replication of the viruses in the mosquito. The research will provide critical data to inform new mosquito control methods aimed at breaking the virus transmission cycle. More broadly, the research will allow us to understand how viruses adapt to strategies aimed at limiting their replication.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $421,681.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

adaptation | comparative genomics | dengue virus | evolution | host/pathogen interaction

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