Appendix 1—table 1. Model parameters.
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Standard SICCT Sensitivity.
Probability of positive tuberculin test for individuals at standard definition. |
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Standard SICCT Specificity.
Probability of negative tuberculin test for individuals at standard definition (1 - probability of a false positive ). |
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Severe SICCT Sensitivity.
Probability of positive tuberculin test for individuals at severe definition. |
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Severe SICCT Specificity.
Probability of negative tuberculin test for individuals at severe definition. ( probability of false positive ). |
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Slaughterhouse detection.
Relative sensitivity of finding lesioned or culture positive animals ( status) under routine inspection compared to reactor inspection. |
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Occult Period. Mean length of time that animals are undetectable (occult) to SICCT test. |
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Reactive Period. Mean length of time between infection and animals becoming infectious. |
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Transmission parameter associated with density dependence (rate per day, dimensions change with ). |
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Transmission parameter
measuring the strength of density dependence (range 0–1) |
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Transmission parameter measuring infectious pressure per susceptible per year in PTI 1 |
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Transmission parameter
measuring infectious pressure per susceptible per year in PTI 2 |
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Transmission parameter
measuring infectious pressure per susceptible per year in PTI 4 |
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Herd size. Sampled from empirical distribution and maintained constant through individual simulations |
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Constant equal to mid-point of range of herd sizes within study population. Used to transform density dependence of force of infection. |
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DIVA sensitivity Probability of positive DIVA test in infected vaccinates . |
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DIVA specificity Probability of negative DIVA test for uninfected vaccinates ( probability of a false positive ) |
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Vaccine Efficacy Reduction in risk of infection for susceptible vaccinates (status ) |
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Vaccine Efficacy Reduction in risk of infectiousness for infected vaccinates for SORI model, and in addition for SOR model. |
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Protective Period. Mean length of time that animals are protected by BCG vaccination (status ) |