Estimating age-specific hazard rates of infection from cross-sectional observations

 

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Autores: Feng, Zhilan, Glasser, John W.
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2019
Descripción:Mathematical models of pathogen transmission in age-structured host populations, can be used to design or evaluate vaccination programs. For reliable results, their forces or hazard rates of infection (FOI) must be formulated correctly and the requisite contact rates and probabilities of infection on contact estimated from suitable observations. Elsewhere, we have described methods for calculating the probabilities of infection on contact from the contact rates and FOI. Here, we present methods for estimating the FOI from cross-sectional serological surveys or disease surveillance in populations with or without concurrent vaccination. We consider both continuous and discrete age, and present estimates of the FOI for vaccinepreventable diseases that confer temporary or permanent immunity.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/39952
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/matematica/article/view/39952
Palabra clave:epidemiological model
force of infection
parameter estimation
cross-sectional observations
serology data
modelo epidemiológico
fuerza de infección
estimación de parámetros
observaciones transversales
datos serológicos