Site-occupancy modelling as a novel framework for assessing test sensitivity and estimating wildlife disease prevalence from imperfect diagnostic tests

1. Reliable assessments of infection status and population prevalence are critical for epidemiological modelling and disease management, but can be greatly biased when disease state is determined from imperfect diagnostic tests. Available statistical methods to adjust test-based prevalence estimates...

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Main Authors: Lachish, S, Gopalaswamy, A, Knowles, S, Sheldon, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012