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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2016

Basic Reproduction Number and Transmission Dynamics of Common Serogroups of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli.

Shi Chen, Michael W Sanderson, Chihoon Lee, Natalia Cernicchiaro, David G Renter, Cristina Lanzas

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Shi ChenDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA schen56@uncc.edu.
Michael W SandersonDepartment of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
Chihoon LeeSchool of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Department of Statistics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Natalia CernicchiaroDepartment of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
David G RenterDepartment of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
Cristina LanzasDepartment of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

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Abstract

unlabelledUnderstanding the transmission dynamics of pathogens is essential to determine the epidemiology, ecology, and ways of controlling enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) in animals and their environments. Our objective was to estimate the epidemiological fitness of common EHEC strains in cattle populations. For that purpose, we developed a Markov chain model to characterize the dynamics of 7 serogroups of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145, and O157) in cattle production environments based on a set of cross-sectional data on infection prevalence in 2 years in two U.S. states. The basic reproduction number (R0) was estimated using a Bayesian framework for each serogroup based on two criteria (using serogroup alone [the O-group data] and using O serogroup, Shiga toxin gene[s], and intimin [eae] gene together [the EHEC data]). In addition, correlations between external covariates (e.g., location, ambient temperature, dietary, and probiotic usage) and prevalence/R0 were quantified. R0 estimates varied substantially among different EHEC serogroups, with EHEC O157 having an R0 of >1 (∼1.5) and all six other EHEC serogroups having an R0 of less than 1. Using the O-group data substantially increased R0 estimates for the O26, O45, and O103 serogroups (R0 > 1) but not for the others. Different covariates had distinct influences on different serogroups: the coefficients for each covariate were different among serogroups. Our modeling and analysis of this system can be readily expanded to other pathogen systems in order to estimate the pathogen and external factors that influence spread of infectious agents. IMPORTANCE: In this paper we describe a Bayesian modeling framework to estimate basic reproduction numbers of multiple serotypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli according to a cross-sectional study. We then coupled a compartmental model to reconstruct the infection dynamics of these serotypes and quantify their risk in the population. We incorporated different sensitivity levels of detecting different serotypes and evaluated their potential influence on the estimation of basic reproduction numbers.

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Basic Reproduction NumberDisease Transmission, InfectiousSerogroupAdhesins, BacterialAnimalsCattleCross-Sectional StudiesEnterohemorrhagic Escherichia coliEnvironmental ExposureEscherichia coli InfectionsEscherichia coli ProteinsO AntigensPrevalenceShiga ToxinsUnited StatesAdhesins, BacterialeaeA protein, E coliEscherichia coli ProteinsO AntigensShiga Toxins

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PMCPMC5007764

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