Using influenza-like illness data to reconstruct an influenza outbreak

被引:14
作者
Cooley, Philip [1 ]
Ganapathi, Laxminarayana [1 ]
Ghneim, George
Holmberg, Scott [2 ]
Wheaton, William [1 ]
Hollingsworth, Craig R. [1 ]
机构
[1] RTI Int, Res Triangle Pk, NC 27709 USA
[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Surveillance Branch, Div Viral Hepatitis Prevent, NCHHSTP, Atlanta, GA USA
关键词
validation; infectious disease models; influenza; influenza-like illness surveillance;
D O I
10.1016/j.mcm.2007.11.016
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
The objective of this study was to reconstruct the type A influenza epidemic that occurred in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) region of North Carolina during the 2003-04 flu season. We describe an agent-based influenza transmission model that uses Influenza-like Illness (ILI) data gathered from state agencies to estimate model parameters. The design of the model is similar to models represented in the literature that have been used to predict the impact of pandemic avian influenza in Southeast Asia and in the continental United States and to assess containment strategies. The focus of this model is to reconstruct a historical epidemic that left traces of its impact in the form of an ILI epidemic curve. In this context, the work assumes aspects of a curve fitting exercise. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:929 / 939
页数:11
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