Efficient modelling of infectious diseases in wildlife: a case study of bovine tuberculosis in wild badgers
E. Konzen, R. J. Delahay, D. J. Hodgson, R. A. McDonald, E. Brooks Pollock, S. E. F. Spencer, T. J. McKinley
This paper develops a stochastic compartmental model to study bovine tuberculosis transmission in badgers, identifying superspreaders and hidden infection burdens despite population-level reproduction numbers less than one.
bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2024Ecology