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Using Cure Models for Analyzing the Influence of Pathogens on Salmon Survival.

Authors :
Ray, R. Adam
Perry, Russell W.
Som, Nicholas A.
Bartholomew, Jerri L.
Source :
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society; Mar2014, Vol. 143 Issue 2, p387-398, 12p
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Parasites and pathogens influence the size and stability of wildlife populations, yet many population models ignore the population-level effects of pathogens. Standard survival analysis methods (e.g., accelerated failure time models) are used to assess how survival rates are influenced by disease. However, they assume that each individual is equally susceptible and will eventually experience the event of interest; this assumption is not typically satisfied with regard to pathogens of wildlife populations. In contrast, mixture cure models, which comprise logistic regression and survival analysis components, allow for different covariates to be entered into each part of the model and provide better predictions of survival when a fraction of the population is expected to survive a disease outbreak. We fitted mixture cure models to the host–pathogen dynamics of Chinook SalmonOncorhynchus tshawytschaand Coho SalmonO. kisutchand the myxozoan parasiteCeratomyxa shasta. Total parasite concentration, water temperature, and discharge were used as covariates to predict the observed parasite-induced mortality in juvenile salmonids collected as part of a long-term monitoring program in the Klamath River, California. The mixture cure models predicted the observed total mortality well, but some of the variability in observed mortality rates was not captured by the models. Parasite concentration and water temperature were positively associated with total mortality and the mortality rate of both Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon. Discharge was positively associated with total mortality for both species but only affected the mortality rate for Coho Salmon. The mixture cure models provide insights into how daily survival rates change over time in Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon after they become infected withC. shasta. Received August 5, 2013; accepted October 26, 2013 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00028487
Volume :
143
Issue :
2
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
95430534
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2013.862183