Kim M. Pepin

Widespread occurrence of bovine-like and new viruses in wild deer across the United States

The paper identifies diverse viruses in wild deer across the U.S., including known pathogens and new putative viruses, highlighting potential for pathogen spillover.

The effect of long-term management on wild pig (Sus scrofa x domesticus) populations across the southeastern United States

The paper evaluates the effectiveness of wild pig removal efforts by analyzing population dynamics and management data across the southeastern United States.

Determinants of variation in epidemiological parameters for African Swine Fever virus

This study analyzes epidemiological parameters of African Swine Fever virus variants to identify factors explaining variation in key metrics like incubation period and R0.

Improving a removal model for evaluating density changes in a widespread invasive species

The paper improves a removal model for estimating density changes in invasive species by integrating it into an IPM and applying it to wild pig data, showing good performance across densities but bias under low effort and density conditions.

Spatial transmission dynamics of African Swine Fever in wild pigs: Sensitivity to epidemiological traits of different viral strains

The paper develops a spatial epidemiological model to assess how ASFv genotype traits affect transmission dynamics in wild pigs, finding infectious period is the strongest predictor of outbreak metrics.

Wildlife movement and contact responses to intensive culling: implications for disease control

This study examines how intensive culling methods affect movement and contact behaviors in wild pigs, with implications for disease spread.

Predicting animal movement across the species range for landscape-scale applications

This study predicts wild pig movement across their range using displacement distributions and habitat selection analysis to inform landscape-scale management.

Torque Teno Sus Virus 1: A Potential Surrogate Pathogen to Study Pig-Transmitted Transboundary Animal Diseases

The paper assesses Torque teno sus virus 1 as a surrogate pathogen for studying transmission dynamics in wild pigs, finding high prevalence, genetic variability, and patterns of direct transmission.

Comparing efficiencies of population control methods for responding to foreign animal disease threats in wild pigs

The paper compares the efficiency of population control methods for managing wild pigs during a foreign animal disease outbreak, finding aerial operations most cost-effective despite high initial investment.

Operational lessons learned from simulating an elimination response to a transboundary animal disease in wild animals

The paper simulates a TAD control effort in wild pigs to identify operational challenges and propose solutions for rapid population reduction during a hypothetical outbreak.