Surveillance and Prevention Allocation Model (in development)

The Surveillance and Prevention Allocation Model is used to pinpoint the best surveillance strategy across administrative areas that are not known to harbor CWD.

Geographical Scale

• Sub-administrative areas

Required Data

• Sample data
• Demography data
• Cost-per-sample data

Suggested Data

• Cervid facility data
• Taxidermist data
• Meat processor data

User Inputs

• Annual budget

Outputs

• A map containing the intensity of sampling needed in each sub-administrative area.

For more details, go to the CWD Data Warehouse User Manual: Surveillance and Prevention Allocation Model.