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Nowcasting outbreaks leveraging genomic and epidemiological data

  • Funded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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Grant number: GA142249

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2021
    2023

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $192,666.75

  • Funder

    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    Australia

  • Lead Research Institution

    The University of Melbourne

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease transmission dynamics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

This project aims to inform outbreak response planning by developing new models of infectious disease outbreaks. The project expects to generate new knowledge on the processes driving ongoing outbreaks including those of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and African swine fever by integrating the latest advances in Bayesian outbreak inference alongside unique simulation approaches. Expected outcomes should include a shift in how models are developed and used to inform the response to outbreaks as they unfold. This should enable more rapid outbreak containment in Australia and overseas, leading to reduced impacts on public and animal health, and associated industries.