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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2020

Will there be any more classical scrapie cases in sheep in Great Britain? A modelling study to predict future cases.

M E Arnold, B Rajanayagam

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 authors.

M E ArnoldAnimal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), The Elms, College Road, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3009-4672
B RajanayagamAPHA, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to apply a back-calculation model to Great Britain (GB) classical scrapie surveillance data, and use this model to estimate how many more cases might be expected, and over what time frame these cases might occur. A back-calculation model was applied to scrapie surveillance data between 2005 and 2019 to estimate the annual rate of decline of classical scrapie. This rate was then extrapolated to predict the number of future cases each year going forward. The model shows that there may be yet further cases of classical scrapie in GB. These will most likely occur in the fallen stock scheme, with approximately a 25% probability of at least 1 further scrapie positive, with a very low probability (~0.2%) of having up to three additional scrapie positives. This highlights the difficulty of completely eliminating all further cases, even in the presence of very effective control measures.

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Models, BiologicalAnimalsPopulation SurveillanceRisk FactorsScrapieSheepUnited KingdomBack-calculation methodsmathematical modellingscrapietrends

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PMID32829733
PMCPMC7471572

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