Understanding respiratory infections to improve vaccines

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1061428

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Indigenous children have the highest rates of ear disease (OM) and associated hearing loss in the world. Papua New Guinea has the highest child mortality rates in the Western Pacific Region with 23% of deaths from pneumonia. OM and pneumonia vaccines can be improved through broadening their coverage of disease-causing pathogens. This study will identify the pathogens that currently cause OM in Indigenous children and pneumonia in PNG, and will measure the immune responses to these pathogens, in order to develop improved vaccines.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $268,497.00

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 | Haemophilus influenzae | cellular immunity | host/pathogen interaction | molecular microbiology | otitis media | pneumococcal disease | pneumococcal vaccination | vaccine development | vaccines

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