Differences in neonatal immune regulation in the developing and developed world: implications for neonatal vaccinations?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/513836

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project will study the effect of adverse living conditions such as high microbial exposure, malnutrition, environmental tobacco smoke and malaria infection on the development of a newborn's immune system,by comparing immune response between newborns in Papua New Guinea and in Western Australia. This study will help us to understand the high susceptibility of children in the developing world for infectious diseases and to develop better prevention strategies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $332,083.00

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

child health | environmental influences | immune development | immune regulation | immuno-epidemiology | infectious diseases | neonatal | neonatal immunology | vaccine development

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