Dr. Tatiana Proboste is a Research Fellow at the Spatial Epidemiology Lab (UQ), specialising in zoonotic disease transmission and spatiotemporal analysis. Her work utilises spatial models and network analysis techniques to enhance our understanding of disease transmission dynamics, particularly within wildlife populations and at the wildlife-human interface.
As a veterinarian with a robust background in terrestrial ecology and biodiversity management, Dr. Proboste brings a unique perspective to her research. She holds a Master’s degree from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, where she focused on wildlife disease ecology and molecular tools. Her academic pursuits led her to earn a PhD from the University of Queensland in 2020, with her doctoral research centring on the use of genetic analysis tools to study wildlife’s role in disease transmission in modified environments.
Dr. Proboste’s contributions to research are extensive and varied. She has been involved in projects ranging from the molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens to the development of tools for exploring wildlife’s role in disease transmission. Recent years have seen her focus on investigating mosquito-borne disease outbreaks, identifying Q fever clusters in Queensland and associated risk factors, and applying network analysis to estimate contact rates in feral pig populations in eastern Australia. In addition to her research, Dr. Proboste is a casual lecturer at the School of Veterinary Science. She is also part of the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Q fever Interest Group and the HEAL Network
Journal Article: Prevalence of pathogens important to human and companion animal health in an urban unowned cat population
Michaelian, Tamar, Harriott, Lana, Gentle, Matthew, Proboste, Tatiana, Ho, Ian Kei and Cobbold, Rowland (2024). Prevalence of pathogens important to human and companion animal health in an urban unowned cat population. Wildlife Research, 51 (1) ARTN WR22112. doi: 10.1071/wr22112
Journal Article: Profiling risk factors for household and community spatiotemporal clusters of Q fever notifications in Queensland between 2002 and 2017
Proboste, Tatiana, Clark, Nicholas J., Tozer, Sarah, Wood, Caitlin, Lambert, Stephen B. and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2022). Profiling risk factors for household and community spatiotemporal clusters of Q fever notifications in Queensland between 2002 and 2017. Pathogens, 11 (8) 830, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11080830
Journal Article: Haemoprotozoa in wild short‐beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Hill, A.G., Boyd, S.P., Clark, N.J. and Proboste, T. (2022). Haemoprotozoa in wild short‐beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus). Australian Veterinary Journal, 100 (3), 130-134. doi: 10.1111/avj.13132
Advancing Feral Pig Management Strategies in Queensland through contact network intelligence.
(2023–2024) New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Unravelling the prevalence of zoonotic pathogen carriage in semi-owned and unowned cats
(2022–2023) Australian Pet Welfare Foundation
Advancing integrated Q fever risk management in high-risk communities.
(2021–2023) Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Investigation into prevalence of carnivore viruses with a focus on Canine distemper virus in domestic and wild carnivores in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.
Doctor Philosophy
Michaelian, Tamar, Harriott, Lana, Gentle, Matthew, Proboste, Tatiana, Ho, Ian Kei and Cobbold, Rowland (2024). Prevalence of pathogens important to human and companion animal health in an urban unowned cat population. Wildlife Research, 51 (1) ARTN WR22112. doi: 10.1071/wr22112
Proboste, Tatiana, Clark, Nicholas J., Tozer, Sarah, Wood, Caitlin, Lambert, Stephen B. and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2022). Profiling risk factors for household and community spatiotemporal clusters of Q fever notifications in Queensland between 2002 and 2017. Pathogens, 11 (8) 830, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11080830
Haemoprotozoa in wild short‐beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Hill, A.G., Boyd, S.P., Clark, N.J. and Proboste, T. (2022). Haemoprotozoa in wild short‐beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus). Australian Veterinary Journal, 100 (3), 130-134. doi: 10.1111/avj.13132
Near-term forecasting of companion animal tick paralysis incidence: an iterative ensemble model
Clark, Nicholas J., Proboste, Tatiana, Weerasinghe, Guyan and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2022). Near-term forecasting of companion animal tick paralysis incidence: an iterative ensemble model. PLoS Computational Biology, 18 (2) e1009874, e1009874. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009874
Proboste, Tatiana, James, Ameh, Charette-Castonguay, Adam, Chakma, Shovon, Cortes-Ramirez, Javier, Donner, Erica, Sly, Peter and Magalhães, Ricardo J. Soares (2022). Research and innovation opportunities to improve epidemiological knowledge and control of environmentally driven zoonoses. Annals of Global Health, 88 (1) 93, 1-10. doi: 10.5334/aogh.3770
Proboste, Tatiana, Deressa, Feyissa Begna, Li, Yanjin, Kal, David Onafruo, Gelalcha, Benti Deressa and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2021). Geographical variation in Coxiella burnetii seroprevalence in dairy farms located in south-western Ethiopia: understanding the broader community risk. Pathogens, 10 (6) 646, 646. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10060646
Commensal bacterial sharing does not predict host social associations in kangaroos
Proboste, Tatiana, Corvalan, Paloma, Clark, Nicholas, Beyer, Hawthorne L., Goldizen, Anne W. and Seddon, Jennifer M. (2019). Commensal bacterial sharing does not predict host social associations in kangaroos. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88 (11) 1365-2656.13064, 1696-1707. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13064
Drivers of Bartonella infection in micromammals and their fleas in a Mediterranean peri-urban area
Cevidanes, Aitor, Altet, Laura, Chirife, Andrea D., Proboste, Tatiana and Millan, Javier (2017). Drivers of Bartonella infection in micromammals and their fleas in a Mediterranean peri-urban area. Veterinary Microbiology, 203, 181-188. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.03.023
Cevidanes, Aitor, Proboste, Tatiana, Chirife, Andrea D. and Millan, Javier (2016). Differences in the ectoparasite fauna between micromammals captured in natural and adjacent residential areas are better explained by sex and season than by type of habitat. Parasitology Research, 115 (6), 2203-2211. doi: 10.1007/s00436-016-4962-0
Millan, Javier, Proboste, Tatiana, Fernandez de Mera, Isabel G., Chirife, Andrea D., de la Fuente, Jose and Altet, Laura (2016). Molecular detection of vector-borne pathogens in wild and domestic carnivores and their ticks at the human-wildlife interface. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 7 (2), 284-290. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.11.003
Infection and exposure to vector-borne pathogens in rural dogs and their ticks, Uganda
Proboste, Tatiana, Kalema-Zikusoka, Gladys, Altet, Laura, Solano-Gallego, Laia, de Mera, Isabel G. Fernandez, Chirife, Andrea D., Muro, Jesus, Bach, Ester, Piazza, Antonio, Cevidanes, Aitor, Blanda, Valeria, Mugisha, Lawrence, de la Fuente, Jose, Caracappa, Santo and Millan, Javier (2015). Infection and exposure to vector-borne pathogens in rural dogs and their ticks, Uganda. Parasites and Vectors, 8 (1) 306. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0919-x
Millan, Javier, Chirife, Andrea D., Proboste, Tatiana and Velarde, Roser (2014). Factors associated with the prevalence and pathology of Calodium hepaticum and C. splenaecum in periurban micromammals. Parasitology Research, 113 (8), 3001-3006. doi: 10.1007/s00436-014-3962-1
Proboste, Tatiana (2020). Genetic analysis tools to investigate the role of wildlife in disease transmission in modified environments. PhD Thesis, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/29d1bb3
Advancing Feral Pig Management Strategies in Queensland through contact network intelligence.
(2023–2024) New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Unravelling the prevalence of zoonotic pathogen carriage in semi-owned and unowned cats
(2022–2023) Australian Pet Welfare Foundation
Advancing integrated Q fever risk management in high-risk communities.
(2021–2023) Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Tracing the spillover of fleas and paralysis ticks between wildlife and domestic pets in Australia
(2017–2019) National Geographic Society
Investigation into prevalence of carnivore viruses with a focus on Canine distemper virus in domestic and wild carnivores in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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