Parasitic Disease Wastewater Surveillance to Inform Public Health Action in Remote Northern Queensland
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Intestinal parasites are chronic preventable infectious disease of poverty which disproportionately affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in northern Australia. Public Health Surveillance for these diseases is time consuming costly, difficult and intrusive, requiring faecal and blood testing of community members. This project will validate and pilot the use of wastewater testing for the surveillance of important intestinal parasites, including strongyloidiasis, whipworm, giardiasis, and amoebic dysentery infecting people in north Queensland. The use of wastewater sampling will augment the capacity for public health surveillance by facilitating time and cost-efficient parasitic disease surveillance simultaneously in multiple communities.
Date
15 Nov 2024 - 15 Nov 2026
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Parasitic Diseases;Wastewater;Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities;Public Health
Funding Body
Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre Limited
Amount
48690
Project Team
Richard Bradbury;Constantin Constantinoiu