Optimising temporal genomic surveillance of Salmonella infections in Australia [ 2017 - 2019 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Ruiting Lan (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Mark Tanaka ,  Dr Sophie Octavia ,  Prof Vitali Sintchenko

Brief description Salmonella is a leading cause of the food-borne disease – salmonellosis. It is responsible for considerable morbidity and has an enormous economic cost. Molecular typing is the key to rapidly identify and control outbreaks. This project will optimise the use of whole genome sequencing for outbreak investigation and long term epidemiology. A surveillance system that integrates genome sequence and epidemiological data will be highly significant for outbreak investigation and disease prevention.

Funding Amount $AUD 781,336.87

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant