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Bayesian Hierarchical Models for the Evaluation and Design of Surveillance Systems: an Application to Scrapie Surveillance in Great Britain
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There is a need for regular evaluation of surveillance strategies. The emergence of new diagnostic tests and new sources of data, changes in the spatio-temporal distribution of diseases and other factors must be periodically… read more… remains the primary target of evaluation exercises due to the ability to introduce measurable modifications. … -
A Comprehensive Approach to the Assessment of Surveillance Strategies: the Case of Scrapie in Great Britain
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Multiple surveillance activities have been conducted in Great Britain (GB) with the objective of estimating the occurrence of scrapie, a fatal neurological infectious disease of small ruminants: statutory reporting of clinical cases, annual surveys… read more… holding level; ii) subject to data availability, extend all analyses to the recently detected atypical form of … below, describe the efficient use and integration of all existing sources to evaluate the surveillance effort. … holding level; ii) subject to data availability, extend all analyses to the recently detected atypical form of …