Prevention of pertussis from birth through maternal immunisation

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1054394

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Whooping cough or pertussis is a significant cause of death in infants worldwide. Newborns remain at risk until they have received 1 to 2 doses of pertussis vaccine (around 4 months of age). My project involves investigating whether giving pertussis vaccine in the third trimester of pregnancy provides passive protection (via transplacental transfer of antibody) to the infant in sufficient levels for protection against whooping cough in early infancy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $197,657.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Preventive Medicine

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

immunisation | maternal and child health | pertussis | vaccine efficacy | vaccine strategy | vaccine-preventable diseases

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