A novel approach to assess the probability of disease eradication from a wild-animal reservoir host

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1509-1521

  Anderson, D P ^a   Ramsey, D S L ^b   Nugent, G ^a   Bosson, M ^c   Livingstone, P ^d   Martin, P A J ^e   Sergeant, E ^f   Gormley, A M ^a   Warburton, B ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c Animal Health Board   (New Zealand)

^d Animal Health Board New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^e DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f AUSVET ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayes theorem; Bovine tuberculosis; Eradication; Sentinels; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HABITAT; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INCIDENCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CATTLE; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION CONTROL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRICHOSURUS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 84878835125     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881200310X     Document Type: Article

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