An expert‐elicited approach to inform proactive risk assessments for chronic wasting disease in white‐tailed deer

• Published in: Conservation science and practice Vol. 4; no. 6
• Main Authors: Cook, Jonathan D., Christensen, Sonja A., Williams, David M., Porter, William F., Robinson, Kelly F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.06.2022; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Bias; Chronic wasting disease; Decision making; Deer; Disease transmission; Ecology; emerging infectious disease; Epidemics; Estimates; expert‐elicitation; Health risks; Hunting; Mitigation; Odocoileus virginianus; Pathogens; Risk assessment; Surveillance; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy; white‐tailed deer; Wildlife; Wildlife conservation; Wildlife management; United States > US; Michigan

One of the most rational and successful ways to mitigate the effects of wildlife disease is to perform proactive management efforts that can either prevent disease prior to first exposure or detect and eradicate disease prior to its establishment. However, estimating the risk of wildlife disease in...