Conquering schistosomiasis in China: the last mile

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1098244

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia), caused by Schistosoma bloodflukes, is an ancient disease in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). After decades of control, the Chinese authorities have slated their intention to eliminate the disease by 2020. However, current diagnostic methods underestimate the true infection rates so we contend this target is unattainable. Supplementation of current control measures with additional public health interventions will be required to achieve the goal of elimination.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $2,432,780.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Parasitology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Schistosoma | diagnosis | medical parasitology | schistosomiasis | surveillance

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