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. 2018 Jun 5;7:e27694. doi: 10.7554/eLife.27694

Appendix 1—table 1. Model parameters.

Parameter Description

pT

Standard SICCT Sensitivity.
Probability of positive tuberculin test for R,I
individuals at standard definition.

1pFP

Standard SICCT Specificity.
Probability of negative tuberculin test for S,O,R,I
individuals at standard definition
(1 - probability of a false positive pFP).

pT

Severe SICCT Sensitivity.
Probability of positive tuberculin test for R,I
individuals at severe definition.

1pFP

Severe SICCT Specificity.
Probability of negative tuberculin test for
S,O,R,I individuals at severe definition.
(1 probability of false positive pFP).

pRI

Slaughterhouse detection.
Relative sensitivity of finding lesioned or
culture positive animals (O,OV1,OV2,R,RV,I,IV status) under
routine inspection compared to reactor inspection.

TO

Occult Period. Mean length of time that
animals are undetectable (occult) to SICCT test.

TR

Reactive Period. Mean length of time between
infection and animals becoming infectious.

β

Transmission parameter associated with
density dependence (rate per day,
dimensions change with q).

q

Transmission parameter
measuring the strength of density
dependence (range 0–1)

χ1

Transmission parameter measuring
infectious pressure per susceptible
per year in PTI 1

χ2

Transmission parameter
measuring infectious pressure per
susceptible per year in PTI 2

χ4

Transmission parameter
measuring infectious pressure per
susceptible per year in PTI 4

H

Herd size. Sampled from
empirical distribution and maintained
constant through individual simulations

HM=165

Constant equal to mid-point of range
of herd sizes within study population. Used
to transform density dependence
of force of infection.

pD

DIVA sensitivity Probability of
positive DIVA test in infected
vaccinates (OV1,OV2,RV,IV).

1pDFP

DIVA specificity Probability of
negative DIVA test for uninfected vaccinates V1,V2
(V1,V2 probability of a false positive pDFP)

εS

Vaccine Efficacy Reduction in risk
of infection for susceptible
vaccinates (status V1)

εI

Vaccine Efficacy Reduction in risk
of infectiousness for infected vaccinates
(RV,IV) for SORI model, and in
addition (OV1,OV2) for SOR model.

TV

Protective Period. Mean length of
time that animals are protected by
BCG vaccination (status V1)