Table 2.

Input parameters

Probabilities of detection	Name	Value	Source
Proportion of female animals in small ruminant flock in CH and BH	PrFem	RiskPert (0.90; 0.96: 0.98)	[19]
Proportion of pregnant animals in flock in CH and BH	PrPreg	RiskPert (0.70; 0.90; 0.95)	[19]
Probability that an infected pregnant female will abort	Abort	RiskPert (0.187; 0.56; 0.70)	[20-22]
Probability that farmer calls veterinarian in CH (= low DA)	FCallsVCH	RiskPert (0.10; 0.20; 0.30)	Personal experience DC Hadorn
Probability that veterinarian takes sample in CH (= medium DA)	SamplCH	RiskPert (0.40; 0.50; 0.60)	Personal experience DC Hadorn
Probability that farmer calls veterinarian in BH (= medium DA)	FCallsVBH	RiskPert (0.40; 0.50; 0.60)	[19]
Probability that veterinarian takes sample in BH (= medium to high DA)	SamplBH	RiskPert (0.55; 0.65; 0.75)	[19]
Diagnostic test sensitivity in CH and BH	TSens	0.95
Diagnostic test specificity in CH and BH	TSpec	1.00	[4]

Input parameters for the stochastic simulation model to quantify the detection performance of abortion testing (ABT) for the surveillance of Brucella melitensis (Bm) in small ruminants in Switzerland (CH) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH).