Archive for the ‘Research’ Category
Rabies vaccine research project (BORID)
May 23rd, 2026If you are generally healthy, live in Brisbane, have never received a rabies vaccine before, and would like to receive them — we would love your help. Maybe you are travelling or handling wildlife and you would like free Rabies vaccine AND to help science. Our team, in association with The University of Queensland, has […]
Improving Access to the BCG Vaccine for Travelling Families!
November 27th, 2024This research has now reached the publication stage. Thank you to those families who assisted. A copy of the final research will be posted here when available —– RESEARCH INVITATION —– Are you a parent or guardian of a young child planning to travel overseas? We invite you to participate in a research study […]
Investigation of intra-dermal Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine
October 1st, 2021The enrollment for this trial has now closed What is JE? Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a dangerous disease in Asia spread by mosquitoes. The most recent death from JE was a Qld man who died in 2020 after contracting JE while travelling in Bali. What is the research about? In this study, we are using […]
Longevity of ID Rabies vaccination (TRIDL)
August 3rd, 2020I am pleased to report that this research project has now been completed and is published here, thanks for all those who helped: Mills DJ, Lau CL, Mills C, Furuya-Kanamori L. Long-term persistence of antibodies and boostability after rabies intradermal pre-exposure prophylaxis. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2021 Dec 7;taab188. https://academic.oup.com/jtm/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jtm/taab188/6454967 Have you had intradermal (ID) rabies […]
Rabies Vaccine Research Project BORS
January 17th, 2020Update 21-4-21 We are thrilled to report we have now published this research. Mills DJ, Lau CL, Mills C, Furuya-Kanamori L. Efficacy of one-dose intramuscular rabies vaccine as pre-exposure prophylaxis in travellers. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2021 Apr 10;taab059. Link to the abstract is here https://academic.oup.com/jtm/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jtm/taab059/6219917 Thanks so much to all those who assisted with this project. […]
Drug-free holidays and malaria prevention
October 9th, 2018We are very pleased to report that our recent research project was published in a very respected journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID). AND we received this notification in April 2019 As editor-in-chief of Clinical Infectious Diseases and on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, I would like to thank you for your contribution to our journal […]
