Credit: Saskia Keller, National Wildlife Health Center.
Your team was worried that the fungus might be spreading through the trade of pet snakes, especially if pet snakes are being released into the wild. Therefore, you recruit the help of veterinarians across the state, and with pet owner permission, gather thousands of swab samples from pet snakes. Your team tests these samples to see if they contain Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola DNA, though you cannot tell if the positive samples are from the new strain or not.
Since you received a lot of volunteer help, this survey was relatively quick and cheap. In NetLogo, advance 2 weeks/ticks, and subtract $15,000 from your budget. What would you like to do next?
Option 1: Do an intervention.
Time Cost: Depends on which intervention you select
Monetary Cost: Depends on which intervention you select
Charisma Effect: Unknown
Option 2: Apply for more money for research or control efforts.
Time Cost: 4 Weeks/Ticks
Monetary Cost: $0
Charisma Effect: Unknown
Option 3: Do more research.
Time Cost: It depends on which research option you choose
Monetary Cost: It depends on which research option you choose
Charisma Effect: Unknown