{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT250100415"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"FT250100415","attributes":{"code":"FT250100415","administering-organisation":"The University of Melbourne","announcement-administering-organisation":"The University of Melbourne","scheme-name":"ARC Future Fellowships","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2025,"years-funded":4,"project-start-date":"2026-01-01","anticipated-end-date":"2030-12-31","grant-summary":"Anticipating impacts and improving response to HPAI in Australia. The avian influenza panzootic has been catastrophic for wildlife and domestic animals, but has not yet arrived to our shores. This project is positioned shift HPAI preparedness and response from a reactionary to a proactive stance through evaluation and integration of state-of-the-art environmental surveillance approaches, revealing putative impacts of HPAI on Australian wild birds and identifying those which may play a role as virus movers is critical, and translating this data to the identification of high risk locations and periods for the poultry industry.  HPAI is unlikely to be the only virus knocking on our door, and outcomes from this proposal are critical for us to prepare and respond to the next panzootic on the horizon.","funding-current":1155654.00,"funding-at-announcement":1131187,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Michelle","familyName":"Wille","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-5629-0196 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Michelle","familyName":"Wille","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-5629-0196 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"The University of Melbourne","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"The University of Melbourne","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":false,"code":"310407","name":"Host-Parasite Interactions","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":true,"code":"3107","name":"Microbiology","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"310703","name":"Microbial Ecology","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"310706","name":"Virology","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"100411","name":"Poultry","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"180602","name":"Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species In Terrestrial Environments","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"280102","name":"Expanding Knowledge In the Biological Sciences","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["Cambodia","Canada"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"Bird flu (HPAI) is causing a global panzootic (animal pandemic) which is having devastating impacts on animals. To date, Australia is the only continent free from the virus, with HPAI even spreading to Antarctica where the extent of spread is unknown due to poor surveillance. Despite the immediate threat of arrival in Australia, little action has been taken to address the potential impact of this virus on Australian wildlife, and to improve existing labour intensive, patchy surveillance.\n\nThis project directly aligns with priority areas identified by national HPAI working groups. It addresses: 1) potential impact on wildlife, 2) revealing how the virus may spread, (3) improving surveillance through innovative approaches, and 4) anticipating pathogens of the future.\n\nThis project will develop approaches to improve resource allocation and surveillance for wildlife and provide insight into HPAI dynamics in wild birds. These findings will directly benefit the Australian poultry sector through identification of high spillover risk windows and locations, as the fate of wildlife and poultry are intertwined.\n\nOutcomes of this project will be shared with national jurisdictional bodies and industry partners through well-established stakeholder forums. Outcomes will be shared with the general public through media and platforms such as The Conversation. Together, this proposal will inform nationally coordinated responses and future policy developments."}}}