NERP TE Project 11.2: Disease Risk in Torres Strait Wildlife, 2011-2014

Field studies from 2011-2014 aimed to improve detection of exotic animal diseases in the Torres Strait. The project examined environmental factors, insect vectors, and disease incidence in birds to model disease dynamics. It was conducted by researchers, likely from James Cook University, and aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling disease risk across habitats based on environmental factors and vector presence mentioned in the description
• Identifying high-risk zones for disease incursion based on studies of insect vectors and bird hosts
• Informing biosecurity responses to minimize disease spread risks based on inter-island and PNG traffic patterns
• Building capacity for vector and disease identification and sampling in north Queensland

Strengths

• Project spans a defined 4-year period from 2011 to 2014
• Fieldwork includes replicated mosquito trapping and mist netting across identified sites
• Aims to develop a model integrating epidemiology, ecology, and traffic influence on vectors

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field studies involving replicated mosquito trapping and mist netting of birds at sites identified from previous projects.

Time Range

2011-2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 14:12:38.771338; freshness should be verified

Geography

Torres Strait islands