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Yuriy Sverchkov1, Xia Jiang, Gregory F Cooper

  • 1Intelligent Systems Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. yus24@pitt.edu

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A new dynamic programming algorithm enhances spatial cluster detection for identifying outbreaks. It improves accuracy for larger outbreaks compared to greedy methods, offering a computationally efficient approach.

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Area of Science:

  • Computational statistics
  • Geospatial analysis
  • Epidemiological modeling

Background:

  • Spatial cluster detection identifies regions with unusual properties, crucial for biosurveillance, astronomy, and fMRI analysis.
  • The core task involves determining cluster existence and accurately characterizing their spatial distribution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a general dynamic programming algorithm for grid-based spatial cluster detection.
  • To enable both Bayesian maximum a-posteriori (MAP) estimation and Bayesian model averaging for cluster analysis.

Main Methods:

  • A dynamic programming algorithm is presented for grid-based spatial cluster detection.
  • The algorithm is evaluated using a biosurveillance application for Influenza outbreak detection based on emergency department visits.
  • Semi-synthetic test data and a simple underlying model were used for evaluation.

Main Results:

  • The algorithm improves MAP estimates, outperforming a greedy algorithm in spatial precision and recall for larger outbreaks.
  • The greedy algorithm showed higher sensitivity to smaller outbreaks.
  • Performance in Bayesian model averaging was on par with existing baseline methods.

Conclusions:

  • The dynamic programming algorithm is effective for spatial cluster detection, performing comparably to existing methods.
  • Key advantages include low computational cost and extendability, supporting further research and application.