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TitleThe effective reproduction number of pandemic influenza: Prospective estimation
AuthorsCowling, BJ2
Lau, MSY2
Ho, LM2
Chuang, SK3
Tsang, T3
Liu, SH1
Leung, PY1
Lo, SV1
Lau, EHY2
Issue Date2010
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.epidem.com
CitationEpidemiology, 2010, v. 21 n. 6, p. 842-846 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181f20977
AbstractBackground: Timely estimation of the transmissibility of a novel pandemic influenza virus was a public health priority in 2009. Methods: We extended methods for prospective estimation of the effective reproduction number (R t) over time in an emerging epidemic to allow for reporting delays and repeated importations. We estimated Rt based on case notifications and hospitalizations associated with laboratory-confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infections in Hong Kong from June through October 2009. Results: Rt declined from around 1.4-1.5 at the start of the local epidemic to around 1.1-1.2 later in the summer, suggesting changes in transmissibility perhaps related to school vacations or seasonality. Estimates of Rt based on hospitalizations of confirmed H1N1 cases closely matched estimates based on case notifications. Conclusion: Real-time monitoring of the effective reproduction number is feasible and can provide useful information to public health authorities for situational awareness and calibration of mitigation strategies. © 2010 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
ISSN1044-3983
2011 Impact Factor: 5.566
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.381
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181f20977
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000282600600015
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Disease, Food and Health Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong SARHK-09-04-02
Harvard Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics from the US National Institutes of Health Models1 U54 GM088558
Hong Kong UniversityAoE/M-12/06
Funding Information:

Supported by the Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Disease, Food and Health Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong SAR (HK-09-04-02), the Harvard Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics from the US National Institutes of Health Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study program (grant 1 U54 GM088558), and the Area of Excellence Scheme of the Hong Kong University Grants Committee (AoE/M-12/06).

ReferencesReferences in Scopus
GrantsControl of Pandemic and Inter-pandemic Influenza
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dc.contributor.authorCowling, BJ
dc.contributor.authorLau, MSY
dc.contributor.authorHo, LM
dc.contributor.authorChuang, SK
dc.contributor.authorTsang, T
dc.contributor.authorLiu, SH
dc.contributor.authorLeung, PY
dc.contributor.authorLo, SV
dc.contributor.authorLau, EHY
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-23T08:37:45Z
dc.date.available2010-12-23T08:37:45Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractBackground: Timely estimation of the transmissibility of a novel pandemic influenza virus was a public health priority in 2009. Methods: We extended methods for prospective estimation of the effective reproduction number (R t) over time in an emerging epidemic to allow for reporting delays and repeated importations. We estimated Rt based on case notifications and hospitalizations associated with laboratory-confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infections in Hong Kong from June through October 2009. Results: Rt declined from around 1.4-1.5 at the start of the local epidemic to around 1.1-1.2 later in the summer, suggesting changes in transmissibility perhaps related to school vacations or seasonality. Estimates of Rt based on hospitalizations of confirmed H1N1 cases closely matched estimates based on case notifications. Conclusion: Real-time monitoring of the effective reproduction number is feasible and can provide useful information to public health authorities for situational awareness and calibration of mitigation strategies. © 2010 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
dc.description.grantControl of Pandemic and Inter-pandemic Influenza
dc.description.grantcode97655
dc.description.natureLink_to_subscribed_fulltext
dc.identifier.citationEpidemiology, 2010, v. 21 n. 6, p. 842-846 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181f20977
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181f20977
dc.identifier.epage846
dc.identifier.hkuros183401
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000282600600015
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Disease, Food and Health Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong SARHK-09-04-02
Harvard Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics from the US National Institutes of Health Models1 U54 GM088558
Hong Kong UniversityAoE/M-12/06
Funding Information:

Supported by the Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Disease, Food and Health Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong SAR (HK-09-04-02), the Harvard Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics from the US National Institutes of Health Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study program (grant 1 U54 GM088558), and the Area of Excellence Scheme of the Hong Kong University Grants Committee (AoE/M-12/06).

dc.identifier.issn1044-3983
2011 Impact Factor: 5.566
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.381
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.pmid20805752
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-77958514555
dc.identifier.spage842
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129471
dc.identifier.volume21
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.epidem.com
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofEpidemiology
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subject.meshDisease Outbreaks
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - epidemiology
dc.subject.meshHospitalization - statistics & numerical data
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification
dc.subject.meshInfluenza, Human - epidemiology - transmission - virology
dc.subject.meshPopulation Surveillance - methods
dc.subject.meshProspective Studies
dc.titleThe effective reproduction number of pandemic influenza: Prospective estimation
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Hong Kong Hospital Authority
  2. The University of Hong Kong
  3. Centre for Health Protection