Understanding animal disease spread by an insect vector in northern Australia.

The project aims to investigate how exotic animal diseases carried by an
insect vector could spread in northern Australia. The project expects to
develop new approaches to biosecurity surveillance and early detection of
exotic animal disease by utilising innovative genomic methods and
epidemiological modelling. This project will provide national benefit and
support the livestock industry through advancing disease surveillance for
animal biosecurity in northern Australia. The expected outcomes of this
project include development of skills and capacity in animal biosecurity
diagnostics and surveillance and strengthening existing collaborations
between the Northern Territory Government and Charles Darwin University