Mosquito-borne viruses - how they cause disease and novel approaches to prevention

蚊媒病毒 - 它们如何引起疾病以及新的预防方法

• 批准号: FT0991272
• 负责人: Prof Suresh Mahalingam
• 金额: $ 56.26万
• 依托单位: Griffith University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: ARC Future Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-12-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/FT0991272
• 关键词: Mosquito; borne; viruses; how; they

In Australia, Ross River virus (RRV) is the most common insect borne virus that affects human health. There were more than 60,000 confirmed cases of RRV between 1993 and 2008. While not fatal, the disease is responsible for significant morbidity that has both social and economic costs for the individual, their family and the community. This project has several national benefits. It will elucidate whether there is an association between RRV strain and the severity of disease and if there are human factors that affect the seriousness of symptoms. Knowledge of both of these could provide new avenues for the design of prevention and treatment strategies.

在澳大利亚，罗斯河病毒（RRV）是影响人类健康的最常见虫媒病毒。在1993年至2008年期间，有超过60，000例RRV确诊病例。这种疾病虽然不致命，但发病率很高，给个人、家庭和社区带来社会和经济代价。这个项目有几个国家利益。这将阐明RRV菌株与疾病严重程度之间是否存在联系，以及是否存在影响症状严重程度的人为因素。了解这两方面的知识可以为预防和治疗战略的设计提供新的途径。