Standards for reporting surveillance information in freedom from infection models by example of Trichinella in Canadian market hogs

摘要: Abstract Freedom from infection modeling, using scenario trees, has become an established methodology and is well described in the literature. However, standards for organizing reporting surveillance information incorporated into such models are less developed. Canada been routinely testing Trichinella spiralis market hogs federally inspected slaughter plants since late 1990s. By way of presenting our work on T. Canadian hogs, we propose that be organized distinct categories, each with specific parameters values thoroughly justified. The proposed categories are: (1) definitions objectives, (2) initial time period, (3) inputs, (4) data, (5) model settings, (6) outputs, (7) validation. Having a standardized manner studies will facilitate their validation expedite evaluation by experts field use trade negotiations.