Stopping Buruli ulcer in Victoria

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Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1196396

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Funded Activity Summary

Buruli ulcer (BU) is a destructive skin and soft tissue infection that can cause permanent deformity. Australian native possums carry in their guts the bacteria that causes BU and mosquitoes spread BU to people from areas contaminated by possum faeces. A targeted intervention based on screening possum faeces followed by control of mosquitoes in areas where possums and mosquitoes are shown to carry the bacteria will be trialed here, giving public health officials a means to stop this disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2020

End Date: End date not available

Funding Scheme: Partnership Projects

Funding Amount: $1,496,095.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

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Other Keywords

buruli or bairnsdale ulcer | mosquito transmission | mycobacterial infection | vector-borne disease

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