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Activity Number:
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384
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 2, 2016 : 11:35 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
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Abstract #321742
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Title:
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Estimating the Risk of West Nile Virus Transmission Through Tissue Transplantation
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Author(s):
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Ryan Hicks*
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Companies:
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Colorado State University
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Keywords:
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West Nile Virus ;
epidemiology ;
risk estimation ;
resampling ;
transplantation
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Abstract:
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"We adapt published and validated method for WNV transfusion risk estimation to quantitative risk estimation for WNV transmission via allograft tissue transplantation from cadaveric donors to recipients in the U.S. The estimation method relies on statistical resampling to estimate a time-dependent curve representing risk over the time frame of interest. This is done using human WNV surveillance data from the CDC, which naturally captures seasonality and is specific to local or regional populations. We apply tissue-specific adjustment factors to the estimates to account for likelihoods of virus sequestration in the various tissues suitable for transplantation."
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