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Paul Robert Torgerson

University of ZurichORCID 0000-0003-4277-9983Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:Bayesian inference· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1

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EcologybioRxivPreprintSep 10, 2026

A Computational Re-evaluation of Spatial Trials for Zoonotic Tuberculosis Control: Model Misspecification, Diagnostic Miss-classification, and the Illusion of Wildlife Culling Efficacy

Paul Robert Torgerson

This paper re-evaluates the Randomised Badger Culling Trial using computational methods, finding that reported culling effects are statistical artifacts due to model misspecification and diagnostic misclassification.

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 18, 2024

Randomised Badger Culling Trial lacks evidence for proactive badger culling effect on tuberculosis in cattle: comment on Mills et al. 2024, Parts I & II

Paul Robert Torgerson, Sonja Hartnack, Peter Rasmussen…·TES Langton

The paper re-evaluates statistical analyses of the Randomised Badger Culling Trial, finding no effect of culling on cattle tuberculosis incidence and supporting the 2006 conclusion that badger culling is unlikely to help control cattle TB.

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