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Harriet Namata¹, Marc Aerts, Christel Faes

¹Hasselt University, Center for Statistics, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan, Gebouw D, B 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. harriet.namata@uhasselt.be

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Model averaging offers a more accurate approach to assessing foodborne illness risk from microbial pathogens. This method improves risk estimation by accounting for uncertainty from multiple plausible dose-response models.

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Area of Science:

Microbiology
Risk Assessment
Statistical Modeling

Background:

Foodborne diseases from microbial pathogens pose significant public health risks.
Dose-response models are crucial for understanding the relationship between ingested dose and infection risk.
Traditional methods rely on selecting a single best-fit model, which can be problematic.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose modified fractional polynomials as competitive dose-response models for risk assessment.
To demonstrate the utility of model averaging in circumventing the dilemma of selecting a single best model.
To improve the accuracy and reliability of risk estimates, especially at low doses.

Main Methods:

Utilized a modified set of fractional polynomials as candidate dose-response models.
Selected models based on biological plausibility and rationale.
Employed model averaging with Akaike's weights to estimate risk across multiple models.
Applied the approach to Salmonella typhi and Campylobacter jejuni human data for low-dose risk estimation.

Main Results:

Model averaging effectively addresses situations where a single best model is not apparent.
This approach provides more honest estimations of standard errors and confidence intervals for risk.
Simulation studies showed model averaging reduced bias and improved precision compared to single best-fit models.
Coverage probabilities for risk estimates were closer to the nominal 95% level with model averaging.

Conclusions:

Model averaging provides a superior method for dose-response modeling in risk assessment compared to traditional single-model selection.
The proposed fractional polynomial models and averaging technique enhance the reliability of microbial risk assessments.
This approach leads to more robust and trustworthy estimations of foodborne illness risks.