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Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Epidemiology
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Infectious Disease Modeling

Background:

  • Epidemiological parameters for livestock diseases are often estimated from transmission experiments.
  • Existing experimental designs have limitations, including unobservable infection times, latent periods, and censored infectious periods, leading to imprecise parameter estimates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a Bayesian framework to directly account for unobserved infection times, latent periods, and censored infectious periods in disease transmission.
  • To provide robust inferences and quantify uncertainty in epidemiological parameter estimates for livestock diseases.
  • To apply the framework to analyze transmission data for foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) and African swine fever virus (ASFV).

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a Bayesian framework with Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) techniques for robust inference.
  • Employed a susceptible-exposed-infectious-removed (SEIR) compartmental model with gamma-distributed transition times.
  • Fitted the model to published data from FMDV and ASFV transmission experiments, incorporating unobserved processes directly into the analysis.

Main Results:

  • The Bayesian approach successfully incorporated and quantified unobserved infection times and latent periods, overcoming limitations of previous analyses.
  • Inferences on infection times aided in identifying transmission pathways and understanding transmission mechanisms.
  • The model quantified differences in latent periods between inoculated and contact-challenged animals and assessed vaccination effects on transmission.

Conclusions:

  • The developed Bayesian framework offers a more precise and comprehensive method for estimating epidemiological parameters from transmission experiments.
  • This approach enhances the understanding of disease dynamics, transmission routes, and the impact of interventions like vaccination in livestock.
  • The methodology provides valuable insights for disease control strategies and future research in animal health.