The desire for an effective vaccine arises from the large burden of disease caused by the bacterium, particularly rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. ...

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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in children, causes them considerable discomfort, as well as distress to parents and has a tendency to recur. ...

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Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an important cause of heart disease in Indigenous people of northern and central Australia. ...

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Health information collected by governments can be a valuable resource for researchers seeking to improve diagnostics, treatments and public health outcomes. ...

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In 2009 a new swine-origin influenza virus A/H1N1 (A/H1N1 09) emerged, causing the century's first pandemic. ...

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To look at the interplay between PMN and macrophages in disease progression in humans we asked whether polymorphisms at genes that regulate their infiltration.. ...

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Data for recent years show a shift away from a classification of 'SIDS' towards a classification of 'unascertainable', particularly for Aboriginal infants. ...

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Peter Ruth Elke Richmond Thornton Seppanen PC RT ES MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP PhD BSc PhD Head, Vaccine Trials Group Co-head, Bacterial Respiratory Infectious Disease Group (BRIDG) Program Manager, Bacterial Respiratory Infectious Disease Group ...

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Christopher Blyth CC MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD Director, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases; Co-Head, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Honorary and NHMRC Emerging ...

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Terrance Brittany Johns Dewdney T BD BSc, MBSc, PhD Honorary Research Associate Postdoctoral Researcher - Oncogenic Signalling Laboratory brittany.dewdney@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Research Associate Postdoctoral Researcher Professor Johns was ...

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Jonathan Carapetis AM JR AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@telethonkids.org.au Institute Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Professor ...

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Elizabeth Graham Smith Hall ES GL PhD, MSc, BSc BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS Program Manager Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1178 elizabeth.smith@telethonkids.org.au Program Manager Honorary Research Associate Dr Smith is a Respiratory ...

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