MIOvCWD (1.0.0)
MIOvCWD is a spatially-explicit, agent-based model designed to simulate the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Michigan’s white-tailed deer populations. CWD is an emerging prion disease of North American cervids (white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus, mule deer Odocoileus hemionus, and elk Cervus elaphus) that is being actively managed by wildlife agencies in most states and provinces in North America, including Michigan. MIOvCWD incorporates features like deer population structure, social organization and behavior that are particularly useful to simulate CWD dynamics in regional deer populations.
Release Notes
Version 2.2.1
Requires a .csv file that provides the dynamic contact structure for the white-tailed deer population. This file can be modified by the user.
Associated Publications
Belsare, A. V. and Stewart, C. M. OvCWD: An agent-based modeling framework for informing chronic wasting disease management in white-tailed deer populations. EcolSolutEvidence. 2020; e12017. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12017
MIOvCWD 1.0.0
MIOvCWD is a spatially-explicit, agent-based model designed to simulate the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Michigan’s white-tailed deer populations. CWD is an emerging prion disease of North American cervids (white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus, mule deer Odocoileus hemionus, and elk Cervus elaphus) that is being actively managed by wildlife agencies in most states and provinces in North America, including Michigan. MIOvCWD incorporates features like deer population structure, social organization and behavior that are particularly useful to simulate CWD dynamics in regional deer populations.
Release Notes
Version 2.2.1
Requires a .csv file that provides the dynamic contact structure for the white-tailed deer population. This file can be modified by the user.
