Probabilistic indoor transmission modeling for influenza (sub)type viruses
Resource
Journal of Infection, In Press
Journal
Journal of Infection
Pages
26-35
Date Issued
2009
Date
2009
Author(s)
Chen, Szu-Chich
Abstract
Objectives: To use a probability based transmission modeling approach to examine the influenza risk of infection virus in indoor environments. This was based on 10 years of data gathered from influenza-like illness sentinel physician and laboratory surveillance, and experimental viral shedding data in Taiwan. Methods: We integrated sentinel physician-reported cases and positive rates of influenza A (H1N1), A (H3N2), influenza B, and respiratory syncytial virus in Taiwan using the Wells-Riley mathematical model. This model incorporates environmental factors such as room ventilation and breathing rates. We also linked vaccine match rate with related transmission estimations to predict the controllable potential using a control model characterized by basic reproduction number (R0) and proportion of asymptomatic infections (θ). Results: A quantitative framework was developed to better understand the infection risk and R0 estimates of A (H1N1), A (H3N2), and B viruses. The viral concentration in human fluid was linked successfully with quantum generation rates to estimate virus-specific infection risks. Our results revealed that A (H3N2) virus had a higher transmissibility and uncontrollable potential than the A (H1N1) and B viruses. Conclusions: Probabilistic transmission model can incorporate virus-specific data on experimental viral shedding, long-term sentinel physician and laboratory surveillance to predict virus-specific infection risks in Taiwan. ? 2009 The British Infection Society.
Subjects
Indoor transmission; Infection; Influenza; Modeling; Vaccine
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Other Subjects
influenza vaccine; ambient air; article; basic reproduction number; breathing rate; disease surveillance; environmental factor; human; infection control; infection risk; influenza; influenza vaccination; Influenza virus A H1N1; Influenza virus A H3N2; Influenza virus B; mathematical model; prediction; probability; quantitative analysis; Respiratory syncytial pneumovirus; risk assessment; room ventilation; Taiwan; virus concentration; virus load; virus shedding; virus transmission; Air Microbiology; Air Pollution, Indoor; Humans; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype; Influenza B virus; Influenza, Human; Kinetics; Models, Statistical; Risk Assessment; Sentinel Surveillance
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