Improving the management of an emerging viral disease in Australia: determination of the mechanisms of neuroinvasion by Hendra virus and their control, leading to optimisation of post-exposure therapy following contact with Hendra virus

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1022516

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Hendra virus causes severe disease in people with >50% mortality; human infection is acquired following contact with affected horses. In nature, Hendra virus is carried by flying foxes and the cause of spill-over events to horses is unknown. The impact of Hendra virus on human health may rapidly increase in response to continued urban expansion; the outcome of this project will be improved decision support for those charged with the medical management of people exposed to this deadly virus.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $675,742.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Virology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

infectious diseases | neuroinflammatory disease | neuropathology | viral immunology | virology | virulence | virus pathogenesis

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