Dr Emma Hobbs
N/A | ehobbs@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Study Co-coordinator, Beating Buruli in Victoria
- Theme(s):
- Bacterial and Parasitic Infections
- Discipline(s):
- Public Health
- Unit(s):
- Department of Infectious Diseases
Dr Emma Hobbs is a post doctoral researcher and One Health veterinarian working with the ‘Beating Buruli in Victoria’ research project. This collaborative NHMRC-funded project, led by the Doherty Institute in partnership with the Victorian Department of Health, the University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Barwon Health, Agriculture Victoria and the Mornington Peninsula Shire aims to investigate transmission of Buruli ulcer at the human, animal (mosquitoes and possums) and environmental interface in Victoria, and to determine effective ways to reduce and prevent human cases of the disease.