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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Infectious Disease Modeling

Background:

  • Tuberculosis (TB) transmission dynamics are complex, with recent studies suggesting "complex contagion"—multiple exposures increasing disease risk—may play a role.
  • Understanding how complex contagion influences TB spread is crucial for effective public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate an agent-based simulation model (ABM) to investigate the impact of complex contagion on population-level TB transmission.
  • To compare different contagion models (base, additive, threshold) against historical TB outbreak data.

Main Methods:

  • An agent-based model (ABM) was constructed using 20th-century TB outbreak data from Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • Three dynamical schemes were fitted: a base model (no complex contagion), an additive model (independent risk per reexposure), and a threshold model (risk dependent on number of reexposures).

Main Results:

  • The base model demonstrated the best fit to historical mortality and incidence data.
  • The threshold model showed improved incidence fit but overestimated mortality compared to the base model.
  • All three models generated qualitatively realistic epidemic curves.

Conclusions:

  • Complex contagion can qualitatively alter TB epidemic trajectories, but a base model without complex contagion best reproduced historical data in this high-incidence setting.
  • Agent-based modeling is a feasible approach for capturing transmission nuances in TB epidemics.
  • Further research may refine complex contagion models for specific epidemiological contexts.