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ArticleScientific reports2019

A statistical tool for comparing seasonal ILI surveillance data.

René Ferland, Sorana Froda

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

René FerlandDépartement de mathématiques, UQAM, C.P. 8888, succursale centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3P8, Canada.
Sorana FrodaDépartement de mathématiques, UQAM, C.P. 8888, succursale centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3P8, Canada. froda.sorana@uqam.ca.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the yearly influenza epidemic, as reflected in the seasonal surveillance data compiled by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, USA) and we explore a new methodology for comparing specific features of these data. In particular, we focus on the ten HHS (Health and Human Services) regions, and how the incidence data evolves in these regions. In order to perform the comparisons, we consider the relative distribution of weekly new cases over one season and replace the crude data with predicted values. These predictions are obtained after fitting a negative binomial regression model that controls for important covariates. The prediction is computed on a 'generic' set of covariate values that takes into account the relative size (population wise) of the regions to be compared. The main results are presented in graphical form, that quickly emphasizes relevant features of the seasonal data and facilitates the comparisons.

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EpidemicsEpidemiological MonitoringModels, StatisticalSeasonsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.HumansIncidenceInfluenza, HumanUnited States

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PMID30723245
PMCPMC6363783

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