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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Statistical models are vital for infectious disease forecasting and surveillance.
  • Model selection is often overlooked in predicting disease transmission and outbreaks.
  • Ross River virus (RRV) disease notifications and outbreaks require optimized predictive modeling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate various statistical modeling methods for optimizing the prediction of RRV disease notifications and outbreaks.
  • To assess the suitability of different models for forecasting disease transmission in specific regions.
  • To improve public health guidance through enhanced disease surveillance.

Main Methods:

  • Developed and compared several statistical models using meteorological and RRV surveillance data from Victoria and Western Australia.
  • Applied models to Local Government Areas (LGAs) with varying levels of RRV activity.
  • Assessed the use of factor analysis for generating independent variables in predictive models.

Main Results:

  • Generalised additive models (GAMs) with generalised boosted regression models (GBRMs) best predicted RRV outbreaks.
  • GAMs with negative binomial models best predicted RRV notifications.
  • Model predictive performance was not associated with the level of RRV activity in LGAs.
  • Factor analysis generally did not improve model predictive performance.

Conclusions:

  • Models suitable for predicting disease notifications may not be effective for predicting outbreaks, and vice versa.
  • Inappropriate model selection can lead to poor predictive performance in disease transmission modeling.
  • The findings offer methods to select the most appropriate statistical models for predicting mosquito-borne disease notifications and outbreaks, enhancing disease surveillance efforts.