AI-Generated Continental-Scale Predictions of Chronic Wasting Disease Spread Using Habitat, Herd Demography, and Genotype
Principal Investigator: Brenda Hanley
Co-PI: Krysten Schuler
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):
Continued spread of CWD suggests that current efforts conducted by any one agency aren’t enough. We will support agencies in combatting CWD by facilitating teamwork to produce the most powerful CWD technology of our generation. Knowledge and resources will increase teamwork across agencies, with shared data leading to faster detection, reduced inefficiencies, enhanced understanding of driving factors, increased solutions for slowing spread, and new insights that support sustainable cervid populations. At a pivotal moment when narrower attempts have failed, we will use our success in building a multi-national network to leverage all available data for a powerful information hub.
