Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in the Northern Territory, Australia

澳大利亚北领地结核分枝杆菌感染的分子流行病学

• 批准号: nhmrc : GNT1114696
• 负责人: Dr Ella Meumann
• 金额: $ 12.27万
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Postgraduate Scholarships
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/molecular-epidemiology-mycobacterium-territory-australia/1346923
• 关键词: Molecular; epidemiology; Mycobacterium; tuberculosis; infection

The Northern Territory (NT) of Australia has the highest jurisdiction-specific rates of tuberculosis (TB) in Australia, and TB is a disease that disproportionately affects Indigenous people. The factors that contribute to the spread of TB in the NT are incompletely understood. We plan to use technology known as “whole genome sequencing” of bacterial DNA to better the understanding of the spread of TB in the NT. This will help guide TB control policies.

澳大利亚北领地（NT）是澳大利亚辖区内结核病发病率最高的地区，结核病是一种严重影响土著人民的疾病。导致结核在北部地区传播的因素尚不完全清楚。我们计划使用被称为细菌DNA“全基因组测序”的技术来更好地了解结核在北部地区的传播，这将有助于指导结核控制政策。