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Comparing methods to estimate time-varying reproduction numbers using genomic and epidemiological data.

Elisha B Are¹, Siavash Riazi¹, Niloufar Saeidi Mobarakeh¹

¹Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.

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Estimating epidemic growth using the time-varying reproduction number (Rt) is crucial for public health. Genomic data can provide reliable Rt estimates even with sparse surveillance data, improving epidemic modeling.

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Area of Science:

Epidemiology and Public Health
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Mathematical Modeling

Background:

Accurate estimation of the time-varying reproduction number (Rt) is essential for monitoring and controlling epidemics.
Recent advancements allow Rt estimation using surveillance and genomic data independently.
Common methods include Birth-Death Skyline (BDSKY) and EpiEstim.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel outbreak simulation platform for generating pathogen sequence and epidemiological linelist data.
To evaluate the accuracy of Rt estimation methods under diverse sampling scenarios.
To identify biases and optimal conditions for improving Rt estimation.

Main Methods:

Development of a simulation platform to generate synthetic epidemic data (sequence and linelist).
Assessment of Rt estimation accuracy using BDSKY and EpiEstim under various simulated sampling densities.
Comparative analysis of method performance across different simulated epidemic scenarios.

Main Results:

Identified specific biases associated with different sampling scenarios for Rt estimation.
Demonstrated that genomic sequence data can yield reasonable Rt estimates even with sparse or non-uniform sampling.
Determined conditions under which different Rt estimation approaches perform optimally.

Conclusions:

The simulation platform provides a robust tool for evaluating epidemiological modeling methods.
Genomic data offers a valuable alternative for Rt estimation when traditional surveillance data is limited.
Understanding sampling biases is critical for accurate Rt estimation and effective public health interventions.