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  • Epidemiology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Computational Biology
  • Infectious Disease Dynamics

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  • Genetic sequence data from pathogens offers valuable insights into transmission dynamics for effective disease control.
  • Joint analysis of genetic and epidemiological data can enhance understanding, but current methods offer only partial integration.
  • Existing computational approaches approximate true joint inference, limiting robust understanding of epidemiological-evolutionary processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel Bayesian framework for simultaneous and explicit inference of pathogen transmission trees and unobserved transmitted sequences.
  • To enable genuine joint inference of epidemiological-evolutionary dynamics from partially observed outbreaks using realistic likelihood functions.
  • To improve the robustness of transmission tree inference and estimation of epidemiological parameters like latent periods.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed a novel Bayesian framework for simultaneous inference of transmission trees and pathogen genetic sequences.
  • Utilized realistic likelihood functions for genuine joint inference of epidemiological-evolutionary processes.
  • Applied the framework to simulated data and a real-world foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the UK.

Main Results:

  • The framework accurately infers joint epidemiological-evolutionary dynamics from simulated data, even with incomplete genetic and epidemiological information.
  • Demonstrated the method's ability to identify multiple transmission clusters within an outbreak.
  • Quantified the value of incomplete and partial sequence data, providing implications for optimized sampling strategies.

Conclusions:

  • The novel Bayesian framework enables robust, simultaneous inference of transmission dynamics and pathogen evolution.
  • This approach enhances understanding of disease spread and evolutionary processes, particularly in partially observed outbreaks.
  • The findings have significant implications for disease surveillance, sampling design, and ultimately, public health interventions.