Childhood Encephalitis in Australasia

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain tissue, is a complex disease and children are the most commonly affected. The Australian Childhood Encephalitis (ACE) Study, a national surveillance study, aims to describe the burden and characteristics of this disease in Australian children. The Discovery of Infectious aetiologies in Cryptic Encephalitis (DICE) study aims to perform cutting edge diagnostic tests and provide a new understanding of the infectious basis to encephalitis in Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $101,990.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Infectious Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

clinical decision making | encephalitis | epidemiology | immune-mediated | infectious diseases