Papers by Anya Okhmatovskaia
Evaluating timely triggering of boil-water advisory through public health surveillance: a simulation study of waterborne Cryptosporidiosis
Quantifying the potential benefit of early detection for preventing morbidity and mortality: a simulation study of Cryptosporidium outbreak
AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings / AMIA Symposium. AMIA Symposium
We present an agent-based simulation model for generating realistic multivariable outbreak signal... more We present an agent-based simulation model for generating realistic multivariable outbreak signals. The model defines a synthetic population and simulates the dissemination of pathogenic organisms through a municipal water distribution system, the mobility of individuals between geographic locations, their exposure to pathogens through water consumption, and disease progression in infected individuals. We present the results of an initial evaluation of the model - a simulation study replicating the historical outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in Milwaukee in 1993.
IEEE Intelligent Systems, 2000
www.computer.org/intelligent 3 processing and management techniques, and algorithms for anomaly d... more www.computer.org/intelligent 3 processing and management techniques, and algorithms for anomaly detection, and they have different geographic coverage and disease focuses. A recent article by Yan, Chen, and Zeng provides an in-depth survey that analyzes and evaluates existing syndromic surveillance systems and related outbreak modeling and detection work under a unified framework. 2 Many intelligent global disease surveillance systems have begun to emerge. To illustrate, we present the following case study.
Journal of the …, Jan 1, 2010
BMC Public …, Jan 1, 2010
Background: Computer simulation models are used increasingly to support public health research an... more Background: Computer simulation models are used increasingly to support public health research and policy, but questions about their quality persist. The purpose of this article is to review the principles and methods for validation of population-based disease simulation models. Methods: We developed a comprehensive framework for validating population-based chronic disease simulation models and used this framework in a review of published model validation guidelines. Based on the review, we formulated a set of recommendations for gathering evidence of model credibility.
A Simulation Model of Waterborne Gastro-Intestinal Disease Outbreaks: Description and Initial Evaluation
AMIA Annual …, Jan 1, 2010
We present an agent-based simulation model for generating realistic multivariable outbreak signal... more We present an agent-based simulation model for generating realistic multivariable outbreak signals. The model defines a synthetic population and simulates the dissemination of pathogenic organisms through a municipal water distribution system, the mobility of individuals ...
Al for Global Disease Sur veillance
IEEE intelligent …, Jan 1, 2009
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