Enhanced case finding for pulmonary tuberculosis in Vietnam

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Vietnam is among the ten high-burden countries for tuberculosis in the Asia-Pacific region. This project will assess patterns of tuberculosis transmission and its prevalence among the Vietnamese population, and investigate new approaches to enhance case detection. It will also screen for genetic markers of disease susceptibility to tuberculosis among Vietnamese people.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $142,931.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optical technology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Clinical epidemiology | Health inequalities | Infectious diseases | Respiratory diseases | Tuberculosis