Table 4. Characteristics of the models predicting RRV cases.
| Study (first author, year) | Research area and period | Model* | Covariates (significant predictors in bold)** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacups, 2008 | Darwin, 1991–2006 | Poisson linear regression model | Mosq, Rain, Temp, Humd, Tide |
| Barton, 2009 | The Gippsland Lakes region of eastern Victoria, 1991–2001 | LIRM | Mosq, Rain, Temp |
| Williams, 2009 | The River Murray Valley of South Australia, 1999–2006 | LIRM | Mosq, Rain, Temp, river height, human population |
| Werner, 2012 | Southeastern Tasmania, 1993–2009 | NBRM | Rain, Temp, Tide |
| Ng, 2014 | Four regions in New South Wales, 1991–2004 | PDL | Mosq, Rain, Temp, Humd, Tide, Evap, SST, NDVI, water sources, distance to coast, elevation, ARIA, macropod population, human population (offset variable) |
| Rohart, 2016 | Australia, 2009–2013 | High-dimensional LIRM | Google Trends data (covariates not quantified) |
| Cutcher, 2017 | The Mildura Local Government Area of Victoria, 2000–2015 | NBRM | Mosq, Rain, Temp, Humd, VP, SOI, La Niña events, SST, sea level, river flow |
| Flies, 2018 | South Australia, 1992–2012 | Generalised additive model | Mosq, Rain, Temp, Humd, distance to coast, distance to Murray River, NDVI, elevation, IRSD, Caravan parks, global human settlement "urban-ness" score, non-human reservoirs, expected RRV cases |
| Walker, 2018 | The Peel region of southwest Western Australia, 2003–2014 | NBRM | Mosq, presence of RRV isolates, season |
| Koolhof, 2019 | The eleven Local Government Areas in Victoria, 2005–2018 | NBRM | Rain, Temp, Humd, Tide, VP, sea level pressure, Evap, SOI, SST, river flow |
* LORM = Logistic Regression Model; LIRM = Linear Regression Model; PDL = Polynomial Distributed Lag model; NBRM = Negative Binomial Regression Model.
**Mosq = Mosquito abundance or Mosquito related data; Rain = Rainfall; Temp = Temperature; Tide = Tide Height or High Tidal level; Humd = Humidity or Relative Humidity; Evap = Evaporation; VP = Vapor Pressure; SST = Sea Surface Temperature; SOI = Southern Oscillation Index; NDVI = Normalized Difference Vegetation Index; ARIA = Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia; IRSD = Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage.