FIG 6.

Deer inoculated with CWD⁺ saliva via the oral route were more likely to shed prions in their saliva than those with other inoculum/route combinations. The probabilities of shedding for GG male deer in each source/route group were compared. Violin plots portray our knowledge of the effect of inoculum source/route on prion shedding. The widths of the violins are proportional to the probabilities of a particular value of shedding probability being the true value, and the heights of the violins span the 95% credible intervals for the probability of shedding (i.e., there is a 95% probability that the true values of prion shedding are encompassed by the violins). The dots represents the posterior means and are a point estimate for shedding probability in each case.