Deer density and disease prevalence influence transmission of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer

Deer density and disease prevalence influence transmission of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer

Host-parasite dynamics and strategies for managing infectious diseases of wildlife depend on the functional relationship between disease transmission rates and host density. However, the disease transmission function is rarely known for free-living wildlife, leading to uncertainty regarding the impa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecosphere (Washington, D.C) D.C), 2013-01, Vol.4 (1), p.art10-14
Hauptverfasser: Storm, Daniel J, Samuel, Michael D, Rolley, Robert E, Shelton, Paul, Keuler, Nicholas S, Richards, Bryan J, Van Deelen, Timothy R
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
chronic wasting disease (CWD)
Clay
Deciduous forests
Deer
density dependence
disease management
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Females
frequency dependence
Infections
Infectious diseases
Landscape
Males
Natural resources
Odocoileus virginianus
prion disease
Prions
Social conditions
Soil density
white-tailed deer
wildlife disease
Wildlife management
Wisconsin, USA
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Zusammenfassung:Host-parasite dynamics and strategies for managing infectious diseases of wildlife depend on the functional relationship between disease transmission rates and host density. However, the disease transmission function is rarely known for free-living wildlife, leading to uncertainty regarding the impacts of diseases on host populations and effective control actions. We evaluated the influence of deer density, landscape features, and soil clay content on transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in young (
ISSN:2150-8925
2150-8925
DOI:10.1890/ES12-00141.1