Efficient modelling of infectious diseases in wildlife: A case study of bovine tuberculosis in wild badgers.

ABSTRACT: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) has significant socio-economic and welfare impacts on the cattle industry in parts of the world. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, disease control is complicated by the presence of infection in wildlife, principally the European badger. Control strategies tend to be applied to whole populations, but better identification of key sources of transmission, whether individuals or groups, could help inform more efficient approaches. Mechanistic transmission models can be used to better understand key epidemiological drivers of disease spread and identify high-risk individuals and groups if they can be adequately fitted to observed data. However, this is a significant challenge, especially within wildlife populations, because monitoring relies on imperfect diagnostic te

SUBMITTER: Konzen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614247 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature