The convergence epidemic volatility index (cEVI) as an alternative early warning tool for identifying waves in an epidemic
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This manuscript introduces the convergence Epidemic Volatility Index (cEVI), a modification of the recently introduced Epidemic Volatility Index (EVI), as an early warning tool for emerging epidemic waves. cEVI has a similar architectural structure as EVI, but with an optimization process inspired by a Geweke diagnostic-type test. Our approach triggers an early warning based on a comparison of the most recently available window of data samples and a window based on the previous time frame. Application of cEVI to data from the COVID-19 pandemic data revealed steady performance in predicting early, intermediate epidemic waves and retaining a warning during an epidemic wave. Furthermore, we present two basic combinations of EVI and cEVI: (1) their disjunction cEVI + that respectively identifies waves earlier than the original index, (2) their conjunction cEVI- that results in higher accuracy. Combination of multiple warning systems could potentially create a surveillance umbrella that would result in early implementation of optimal outbreak interventions.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Infectious Disease Modelling |
Vol/bind | 8 |
Udgave nummer | 2 |
Sider (fra-til) | 484-490 |
Antal sider | 7 |
ISSN | 2468-0427 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2023 |
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Funding Information:
This work was funded by COST Action CA18208 : HARMONY—Novel tools for test evaluation and disease prevalence estimation ( https://harmony-net.eu/ ).
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© 2023 The Authors
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