Unifying viral genetics and human transportation data to predict the global transmission dynamics of human influenza H3N2.

Information on global human movement patterns is central to spatial epidemiological models used to predict the behavior of influenza and other infectious diseases. Yet it remains difficult to test which modes of dispersal drive pathogen spread at various geographic scales using standard epidemiologi...

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Autores principales: Philippe Lemey, Andrew Rambaut, Trevor Bedford, Nuno Faria, Filip Bielejec, Guy Baele, Colin A Russell, Derek J Smith, Oliver G Pybus, Dirk Brockmann, Marc A Suchard
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b1ff4becd42c480cb05214b14b6d3fcf2021-11-18T06:06:58ZUnifying viral genetics and human transportation data to predict the global transmission dynamics of human influenza H3N2.1553-73661553-737410.1371/journal.ppat.1003932https://doaj.org/article/b1ff4becd42c480cb05214b14b6d3fcf2014-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24586153/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1553-7366https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7374Information on global human movement patterns is central to spatial epidemiological models used to predict the behavior of influenza and other infectious diseases. Yet it remains difficult to test which modes of dispersal drive pathogen spread at various geographic scales using standard epidemiological data alone. Evolutionary analyses of pathogen genome sequences increasingly provide insights into the spatial dynamics of influenza viruses, but to date they have largely neglected the wealth of information on human mobility, mainly because no statistical framework exists within which viral gene sequences and empirical data on host movement can be combined. Here, we address this problem by applying a phylogeographic approach to elucidate the global spread of human influenza subtype H3N2 and assess its ability to predict the spatial spread of human influenza A viruses worldwide. Using a framework that estimates the migration history of human influenza while simultaneously testing and quantifying a range of potential predictive variables of spatial spread, we show that the global dynamics of influenza H3N2 are driven by air passenger flows, whereas at more local scales spread is also determined by processes that correlate with geographic distance. Our analyses further confirm a central role for mainland China and Southeast Asia in maintaining a source population for global influenza diversity. By comparing model output with the known pandemic expansion of H1N1 during 2009, we demonstrate that predictions of influenza spatial spread are most accurate when data on human mobility and viral evolution are integrated. In conclusion, the global dynamics of influenza viruses are best explained by combining human mobility data with the spatial information inherent in sampled viral genomes. The integrated approach introduced here offers great potential for epidemiological surveillance through phylogeographic reconstructions and for improving predictive models of disease control.Philippe LemeyAndrew RambautTrevor BedfordNuno FariaFilip BielejecGuy BaeleColin A RussellDerek J SmithOliver G PybusDirk BrockmannMarc A SuchardPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Pathogens, Vol 10, Iss 2, p e1003932 (2014)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Philippe Lemey
Andrew Rambaut
Trevor Bedford
Nuno Faria
Filip Bielejec
Guy Baele
Colin A Russell
Derek J Smith
Oliver G Pybus
Dirk Brockmann
Marc A Suchard
Unifying viral genetics and human transportation data to predict the global transmission dynamics of human influenza H3N2.
description Information on global human movement patterns is central to spatial epidemiological models used to predict the behavior of influenza and other infectious diseases. Yet it remains difficult to test which modes of dispersal drive pathogen spread at various geographic scales using standard epidemiological data alone. Evolutionary analyses of pathogen genome sequences increasingly provide insights into the spatial dynamics of influenza viruses, but to date they have largely neglected the wealth of information on human mobility, mainly because no statistical framework exists within which viral gene sequences and empirical data on host movement can be combined. Here, we address this problem by applying a phylogeographic approach to elucidate the global spread of human influenza subtype H3N2 and assess its ability to predict the spatial spread of human influenza A viruses worldwide. Using a framework that estimates the migration history of human influenza while simultaneously testing and quantifying a range of potential predictive variables of spatial spread, we show that the global dynamics of influenza H3N2 are driven by air passenger flows, whereas at more local scales spread is also determined by processes that correlate with geographic distance. Our analyses further confirm a central role for mainland China and Southeast Asia in maintaining a source population for global influenza diversity. By comparing model output with the known pandemic expansion of H1N1 during 2009, we demonstrate that predictions of influenza spatial spread are most accurate when data on human mobility and viral evolution are integrated. In conclusion, the global dynamics of influenza viruses are best explained by combining human mobility data with the spatial information inherent in sampled viral genomes. The integrated approach introduced here offers great potential for epidemiological surveillance through phylogeographic reconstructions and for improving predictive models of disease control.
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author Philippe Lemey
Andrew Rambaut
Trevor Bedford
Nuno Faria
Filip Bielejec
Guy Baele
Colin A Russell
Derek J Smith
Oliver G Pybus
Dirk Brockmann
Marc A Suchard
author_facet Philippe Lemey
Andrew Rambaut
Trevor Bedford
Nuno Faria
Filip Bielejec
Guy Baele
Colin A Russell
Derek J Smith
Oliver G Pybus
Dirk Brockmann
Marc A Suchard
author_sort Philippe Lemey
title Unifying viral genetics and human transportation data to predict the global transmission dynamics of human influenza H3N2.
title_short Unifying viral genetics and human transportation data to predict the global transmission dynamics of human influenza H3N2.
title_full Unifying viral genetics and human transportation data to predict the global transmission dynamics of human influenza H3N2.
title_fullStr Unifying viral genetics and human transportation data to predict the global transmission dynamics of human influenza H3N2.
title_full_unstemmed Unifying viral genetics and human transportation data to predict the global transmission dynamics of human influenza H3N2.
title_sort unifying viral genetics and human transportation data to predict the global transmission dynamics of human influenza h3n2.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2014
url https://doaj.org/article/b1ff4becd42c480cb05214b14b6d3fcf
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