PHTM - Tropical Health

Patricia Graves

Patricia Graves

Dave Sellars

Dave Sellars

John Grundy

John Grundy

Steph Topp

Steph Topp

Tammy Allen

Tammy Allen

Richard Bradbury

Richard Bradbury

Thu Nguyen

Thu Nguyen

Ending the neglect – setting the platform for strongyloidiasis elimination in Australia
Richard Bradbury
01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2028
Strongyloidiasis is caused by parasitic nematodes (roundworms) of the genus Strongyloides and is considered to be one of the most neglected of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). There are two main Strongyloides species that cause human infection; S. stercoralis and S. fuelleborni. In Australia, S. stercoralis is the infecting species that disproportionately affects remote Indigenous communities, with the prevalence ranging from 10-60%. The lifecycle and transmission is complex with both a parasitic cycle and a free-living cycle. This is further complicated by autoinfection and the possibility of zoonotic transmission– recent genetic evidence suggests the possibility of a dog reservoir. These factors coupled with less than ideal diagnostics and treatment options (Ivermectin and Albendazole) where there is evidence of treatment failures, the spectre of emerging resistance and their inability to prevent reinfection, all have implications for control and elimination efforts. It is our central thesis that strongyloidiasis is a zoonotic neglected tropical disease of public health importance in Australia and that an integrated interdisciplinary “One Health” approach is required for its elimination.
Title: Doctor of Philosphy, University of Tasmania
Reseracher: Richard Bradbury (Associate Professor, Tropical Public Health and Medicine)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2003
End Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science), University of Tasmania
Reseracher: Richard Bradbury (Associate Professor, Tropical Public Health and Medicine)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1995
End Date: 01 Jan 1997
Title: B. App. Sc. Environmental Health, QUT
Reseracher: Dave Sellars (Senior Lecturer - Environmental Health)
End Date: 01 Jan 1993
Title: GCertMgt(QldHealth), QUT
Reseracher: Dave Sellars (Senior Lecturer - Environmental Health)
End Date: 01 Jan 2006
Title: Overall Discipline Winner, Award for Research Excellence, Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Reseracher: Steph Topp (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: Deans Awards for Teaching Excellence, and Subject Excellence, for Global Health and Development, College of Public Health Medical and Vet Sciences, James Cook University
Reseracher: Steph Topp (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: QLD Young Tall Poppy Award
Reseracher: Steph Topp (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: Overall College Winner, Early Career Researcher Excellence, College of Public Health Medical and Vet Sciences, James Cook University
Reseracher: Steph Topp (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: (Primary Investigator) JCU Rising Star Award - $15,000
Reseracher: Steph Topp (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018
Title: (Co-Investigator) Learning & Teaching Grant - $9814 - Embedding Career Development in Post Graduate Public Health
Reseracher: Steph Topp (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018