A Bayesian analysis of a Test and Vaccinate or Remove study to control bovine tuberculosis in badgers (Meles meles)

• Mark E. Arnold ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Mark.Arnold@apha.gov.uk

  Affiliation Animal and Plant Health Agency Sutton Bonington, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, England

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3009-4672

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• Emily A. Courcier,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Veterinary Epidemiology Unit, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Belfast, Northern Ireland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5522-8457

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• Lesley A. Stringer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Veterinary Epidemiology Unit, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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• Carl M. McCormick,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Veterinary Epidemiology Unit, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Veterinary Sciences Division, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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• Ana V. Pascual-Linaza,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Animal and Plant Health Agency Sutton Bonington, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, England

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• Shane F. Collins,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation TVR Field Implementation Unit, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Newry, Northern Ireland

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• Nigel A. Trimble,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation TVR Field Implementation Unit, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Newry, Northern Ireland

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• Tom Ford,

  Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Veterinary Sciences Division, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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• Suzan Thompson,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Veterinary Sciences Division, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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• David Corbett,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Veterinary Sciences Division, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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• Fraser D. Menzies

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Veterinary Epidemiology Unit, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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