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Sore Throat Melbourne and Perth Study: The Australian Strep A Vaccine Initiative (ASAVI) Urban Pharyngitis Surveillance Study (STAMPS)

This study will be a multi-centred, prospective, cohort surveillance study looking at superficial Strep A infections in pre-school and school-aged children in urban Perth and Melbourne.

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Stopping Acute Rheumatic Fever Infections to Strengthen Health

Aboriginal women lead design of maternal and child healthcare model

A group of 19 Aboriginal women from South Australia, along with researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia, have developed a culturally responsive, evidence-based model of care to support Aboriginal women with cardiometabolic complications in pregnancy in SA.

Respiratory researcher named joint winner of prestigious Premier’s Science Award

Congratulations to respiratory health researcher and clinician Dr Pam Laird, who was last night named joint winner of Early Career Scientist of the Year at the 2024 Premier’s Science Awards.

World Breastfeeding Week: Q&A

In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week (1 – 7 August), we sat down with Professor Valerie Verhasselt to ask her some of the top questions about breastfeeding and immunology.

The Kids Research Institute Australia to lead international research team in tackling acute rheumatic fever

An international research team led by The Kids Research Institute Australia has been awarded a $5 million Synergy Grant by the NHMRC.

Researchers find new way to deliver ‘smart drugs’ for hard-to-treat diseases

Researchers from Perth’s The Kids Research Institute Australia have developed a world-first screening tool that helps deliver smart drugs into cells to battle hard-to-treat diseases like cancer and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

$2 million grant to develop diagnostic tool for rheumatic fever

The Kids Research Institute Australia & Menzies School of Health Research will lead an international project to develop a diagnostic tool for acute rheumatic fever.

Perth mums play instrumental part in world-first vaccine

New mothers in Perth are teaming up with researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia in a global bid to develop the first vaccine to prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) disease.

The Changing Detection Rate of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Adults in Western Australia between 2017 and 2023

The incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults is inadequately defined and the impact of SARS-CoV-2-related non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) is underexplored. Using laboratory data, we described the detection rate of RSV in adults ≥16 years in Western Australia (WA) between 2017 and 2023.