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The Kids Research Institute Australia Director elected to prestigious Australian Academy of ScienceProf Jonathan Carapetis has been elected as a new Fellow of the prestigious Australian Academy of Science in recognition of his pioneering, paradigm-shifting expertise in infectious diseases.
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Perth researchers lead world-first clinical trial in Chile to stop COVID-19 outbreaksPerth researchers are leading an international clinical trial focused on preventing the spread of COVID-19 by testing the effectiveness of the drug interferon in reducing the infectiousness of people who contract the virus.
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New Co-directors for the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious DiseasesDr Lea-Ann Kirkham and Dr Chris Blyth have been appointed as Co-Directors
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The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher wins Premier’s Science AwardInfectious diseases researcher, Dr Asha Bowen, has won the Early Career Scientist of the Year Premier's Science Award for 2017.
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Jennie Blackwell made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of ScienceProfessor Jenny Blackwell has been made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, an honour reserved for the very best scientists in the country.
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Perth children needed for Swine Flu vaccine studyPerth researchers are about to begin testing of a new vaccine to protect against swine flu in children.
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Nasopharyngeal density of respiratory viruses in childhood pneumonia in a highly vaccinated setting: findings from a case-control studyDetection of pneumonia-causing respiratory viruses in the nasopharynx of asymptomatic children has made their actual contribution to pneumonia unclear. We compared nasopharyngeal viral density between children with and without pneumonia to understand if viral density could be used to diagnose pneumonia.
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Human genetics of leishmania infectionsGWAS results provide firm confirmation for the importance of antigen presentation and the regulation of IFNγ in determining the outcome of Leishmania infections
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A bayesian spatio-temporal analysis of malaria in the Greater Accra region of Ghana from 2015 to 2019The Greater Accra Region is the smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It is highly populated and characterized by tropical climatic conditions. Although efforts towards malaria control in Ghana have had positive impacts, malaria remains in the top five diseases reported at healthcare facilities within the Greater Accra Region. To further accelerate progress, analysis of regionally generated data is needed to inform control and management measures at this level. This study aimed to examine the climatic drivers of malaria transmission in the Greater Accra Region and identify inter-district variation in malaria burden.
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Associations between ethnicity, social contact, and pneumococcal carriage three years post-PCV10 in FijiIndigenous iTaukei had greater frequency and intensity of contact compared with Fijians of Indian Descent