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Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Western Australia carry different serotypes of pneumococci with different antimicrobial susceptibility profiles

Differences in pneumococcal serotypes, genotypes, and antimicrobial susceptibility between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children living in the same area

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Infectious Disease & Vaccination Public Seminar

Hear the facts about vaccination and infectious disease from some of Australia's leading experts: Professor Jonathan Carapetis, Dr Peter Richmond

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Large-scale study uncovers a single major genetic risk factor for fatal parasitic disease

Research has identified a critical genetic risk factor for a potentially fatal parasitic disease that affects up to 400 thousand people a year, mostly children.

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Pneumonia rates improve in Aboriginal children

New research from The Kids for Child Health Research shows that the pneumococcal vaccine program has contributed to closing of the gap

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WANTED: 'Flu Busters

Hundreds of healthy volunteers are needed in Perth to test the effectiveness of a current 'flu vaccine.

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Bird flu vaccine produces promising results

An Australian-developed vaccine that's been trialed in Perth has been found to produce a strong immune response against the H5N1 bird flu virus.

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The challenge of enteric fever

Enteric fever prevention requires significant long term investment in provision of clean water and sanitation; vaccination offers medium term control.

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Characterization of a G1P[8] rotavirus causing an outbreak of gastroenteritis in the Northern Territory, Australia, in the vaccine era

In 2010, a large outbreak of rotavirus gastroenteritis occurred in the Alice Springs region of the Northern Territory, Australia.

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An outpatient, ambulant-design, controlled human infection model using escalating doses of Salmonella Typhi challenge delivered in sodium bicarbonate solution

Typhoid fever is a major global health problem, the control of which is hindered by lack of a suitable animal model in which to study Salmonella Typhi...

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Toll-like receptor 7 and 8 polymorphisms: Associations with functional effects and cellular and antibody responses to measles virus and vaccine

The functionality and effects of TLR7 and TLR8 polymorphisms on cellular and antibody responses was investigated after the first measles vaccine dose.