Phylodynamic analysis of an emergent Mycobacterium bovis outbreak in an area with no previously known wildlife infections
G. Rossi, J. Crispell, T. Brough, S. J. Lycett, P. C. L. White, A. Allen, R. J. Ellis, S. V. Gordon, R. Harwood, E. Palkopoulou, E. Presho, R. Skuce, G. C. Smith, R. R. Kao
The paper analyzes an M. bovis outbreak in cattle and badgers using mathematical modeling, machine learning, and Bayesian methods, finding a single introduction from Northern Ireland and two-phase transmission dynamics.
bioRxiv · Nov 12, 2020Ecology