Development of contemporary surveillance and control methodologies for dengue and other mosquito-borne viral diseases.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/389910

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This research proposal will address the need for better surveillance and control methodologies for mosquito-borne viral diseases and their vectors, including dengue and its global mosquito vector, Ae. aegypti, and a range of other important arboviral diseases throughout Australia. Research will focus in three areas: surveillance and control of Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses; development of contemporary risk management frameworks for dengue; and innovative investigations of insect age to provide evidence based monitoring and novel approaches to arbovirus disease prevention.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $512,290.00

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

arboviral diseases | disease vectors | surveillance

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