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  • Genomics
  • Computational Biology

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  • Phylodynamics integrates genomic and epidemiological data for infectious disease understanding.
  • Deep learning offers computational solutions but faces challenges with data inadequacy and parameter unidentifiability, especially in poorly resolved phylogenies like SARS-CoV-2.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the performance of PhyloDeep, a deep learning tool, on poorly resolved phylogenies.
  • To assess the impact of training data and complementary data integration on phylodynamic inference accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Assessed PhyloDeep's predictive accuracy on simulated poorly resolved phylogenies.
  • Trained models on realistically simulated trees with varying degrees of resolution.
  • Integrated minimal contact tracing data with genomic data for SARS-CoV-2 analysis.

Main Results:

  • PhyloDeep and other state-of-the-art methods showed limited accuracy on poorly resolved phylogenies.
  • Models trained on simulated poorly resolved trees improved predictive power, particularly for superspreading dynamics.
  • Integrating contact tracing data significantly refined phylogenies and improved superspreading potential estimates for SARS-CoV-2.

Conclusions:

  • Phylodynamic analysis benefits from complementary data integration, especially contact tracing, to enhance precision.
  • Improved phylodynamic models can lead to more accurate epidemiological predictions for public health decision-making and outbreak control.