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ArticleHealthcare informatics research2019

Modification of the Conventional Influenza Epidemic Models Using Environmental Parameters in Iran.

Ahmad Naserpor, Sharareh R Niakan Kalhori, Marjan Ghazisaeedi, Rasoul Azizi, Mohammad Hosseini Ravandi, Sajad Sharafie

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Ahmad NaserporDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3512-894X
Sharareh R Niakan KalhoriDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7577-1200
Marjan GhazisaeediDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2400-209X
Rasoul AziziDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1796-0561
Mohammad Hosseini RavandiDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-4213
Sajad SharafieDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9833-4065

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objectivesThe association between the spread of infectious diseases and climate parameters has been widely studied in recent decades. In this paper, we formulate, exploit, and compare three variations of the susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model incorporating climate data. The SIR model is a well-studied model to investigate the dynamics of influenza viruses; however, the improved versions of the classic model have been developed by introducing external factors into the model.

methodsThe modification models are derived by multiplying a linear combination of three complementary factors, namely, temperature (T), precipitation (P), and humidity (H) by the transmission rate. The performance of these proposed models is evaluated against the standard model for two outbreak seasons.

resultsThe values of the root-mean-square error (RMSE) and the Akaike information criterion (AIC) improved as they declined from 8.76 to 7.05 and from 98.12 to 93.01 for season 2013/14, respectively. Similarly, for season 2014/15, the RMSE and AIC decreased from 8.10 to 6.45 and from 117.73 to 107.91, respectively. The estimated values of

conclusionsThrough simulations, we determined that among the studied environmental factors, precipitation showed the strongest correlation with the transmission dynamics of influenza. Moreover, the SIR+P+T model is the most efficient for simulating the behavioral dynamics of influenza in the area of interest.

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