Predicting spatial spread of rabies in skunk populations using surveillance data reported by the public.

• Main Authors: Kim M Pepin (Author), Amy J Davis (Author), Daniel G Streicker (Author), Justin W Fischer (Author), Kurt C VerCauteren (Author), Amy T Gilbert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Prevention and control of wildlife disease invasions relies on the ability to predict spatio-temporal dynamics and understand the role of factors driving spread rates, such as seasonality and transmission distance. Passive disease surveillance (i.e., case reports by public) is a common method of mon...