Foodborne Diseases
We identify risk factors, sources, and the burden of disease due to foodborne pathogens to safeguard our food supply and improve disease surveillance.
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We identify risk factors, sources, and the burden of disease due to foodborne pathogens to safeguard our food supply and improve disease surveillance.
- Burden and costs of gastroenteritis
- Clinical outcomes of Campylobacter in Australia
- Gastroenteritis and foodborne disease in older adults
- Tracking outbreaks of foodborne disease internationally through Whole Genome Sequencing
- Understanding the sources of Campylobacter in Australia
- Whole genome sequencing in Salmonella surveillance and control
Partnerships
Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, University of Melbourne
- Professor Ben Howden
- Dr Deborah Williamson
- Dr Mary Valcanis
- Dr Dieter Bulach
Westmead Institute for Medical Research
- Associate Professor Vitali Sintchenko
Queensland Scientific Services
- Mr John Bates
- Dr Amy Jennison
Massey University
Members
Principal investigator
Researcher
Other members
- Ms Liana Varrone (PhD, Curtin University)
- Mr Joel Aik (DrPH, UNSW)