Overview
The focus of the program is to develop vaccines against arboviral diseases of humans and to undertake the fundamental scientific research that will underpin the strategies for the use of these vaccines.
- Research leader
- Organisational unit
- Lead unit Faculty of Science and Technology
- Research area
- Medical Sciences
Associate Professor John AaskovDetails
Vaccines under development include:
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Ross River virus: vaccine in clinical trial.
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Acambis/Sanofi Pasteur Japanese encephalitis virus: clinical trial of vaccine completed in collaboration with the Australian Army Malaria Institute and an application for registration has been filed.
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Dengue virus: Clinical trial of a vaccine under negotiation (again with the Australian Army Malaria Institute).
Basic science:
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Molecular epidemiology of dengue viruses.
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Population dynamics of dengue and Ross River viruses.
