The Price of Parasites: Murdoch University scientists evaluate economic costs of parasitic disease in sheep
The Price of Parasites: Murdoch University scientists evaluate economic costs of parasitic disease in sheep
7 PagesCustomers & Industries: Murdoch University Industry: Agriculture, Academic Product(s): @RISK Application: Estimating Cost of Illness Summary In a study published in the February 2018 issue of Parasite Epidemiology and Control, Researchers at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, used @RISK in analyzing how a parasitic disease in sheep causes direct and indirect economic losses in the agriculture industry in Basrah, Iraq. The researchers used active surveys of local abattoirs, and, in parallel, developed a probabilistic model to determine the direct nancial loss from o al that failed inspection using expert opinions from local veterinarians and butchers to populate some model variables. @RISK Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an important parasitic infection impacting both animal
