Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Hunting strategies to increase detection of chronic wasting disease in cervids

  • Atle Mysterud,
  • Petter Hopp,
  • Kristin Ruud Alvseike,
  • Sylvie L. Benestad,
  • Erlend B. Nilsen,
  • Christer M. Rolandsen,
  • Olav Strand,
  • Jørn Våge,
  • Hildegunn Viljugrein

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18229-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Rarely are the outcomes of mathematical (probability) models of wildlife disease detection used to inform policy or management changes. Here the authors develop a proactive hunting surveillance program that shortened the time required to establish freedom from chronic wasting disease at the population level in reindeer.