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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Computational Modeling

Background:

  • Influenza incidence forecasting aids health system planning and public behavior modification during epidemics.
  • The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducts annual competitions for forecasting influenza-like illness (ILI).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze type-specific influenza incidence at a smaller spatial scale (county clusters) using point-of-care (POC) diagnostic data.
  • To compare the accuracy of different forecasting models for Influenza A incidence using POC data versus aggregated ILI data.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from POC diagnostic machines across three seasons, covering 57 counties in 10 clusters.
  • Employed a suite of mechanistic forecasting models to analyze type-specific incidence and compare model performance.
  • Fitted models to subpopulations (individual counties) and aggregated cluster data for comparative analysis.

Main Results:

  • Mechanistic models showed substantially higher accuracy for forecasting Influenza A positive POC data compared to total specimen POC data, particularly at longer lead times.
  • Models fitting individual counties separately outperformed models directly fitting aggregated cluster data.
  • Total specimen counts from POC machines correlated closely with comparable CDC ILI data.

Conclusions:

  • Public health authorities should consider developing forecasting pipelines for type-specific POC data alongside ILI data.
  • Simple mechanistic models applied to pathogen-specific data at small spatial scales can improve forecast accuracy.
  • Highly localized forecasts can inform public health messaging and intervention policies during influenza outbreaks and pandemics.