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Inferring pathogen presence when sample misclassification and partial observation occur

January 23, 2023

This software contains four separate R scripts and one Matlab script that comprise an analysis to estimate the posterior probability of pathogen presence when sample misclassification and partial observations occur. We develop a Bayesian hierarchal framework that accommodates false negative, false positive, and uncertain detections and apply this framework to a case study of the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) identified in Texas bats at the invasion front of white-nose syndrome. The software supports a research article submitted to Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

Publication Year 2023
Title Inferring pathogen presence when sample misclassification and partial observation occur
DOI 10.5066/P9PDV4LV
Authors Graziella V Direnzo, Evan H Grant, Riley O. Mummah, Brittany A. Mosher
Product Type Software Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Cooperative Research Units Program
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