Mission
The mission of the Department of Arbovirology is:
- to inform the ADF of threats posed by arthropod borne viruses to personnel in Australia and while deployed
- to support the development of vaccines and diagnostic technologies that will reduce the threat of arthropod borne viral diseases to the ADF.
Current Research Projects
- Dengue epidemiology in the Asia Pacific region
- Genetics and evolution of mosquito borne viruses
- Ross River virus vaccine clinical trial
- Dengue surveillance in Vietnam (collaborative project with the Vietnam Peoples Army)
Collaborators
Australia
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
International
- Vietnam Peoples Army
- US Armed Forces Research Laboratory, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Baxter Biosciences
- World Health Organisation, WPRO, SEARO.