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Setting thresholds to determine COVID-19 activity levels using the mean standard deviation (MSD) method, England, 2022–2024

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We developed a new activity level setting threshold method, the mean standard deviation (MSD) method to quantify COVID-19 activity levels. This has been validated against the moving epidemic method (MEM), which has been used for influenza for many years, and we observed very similar results. The MSD method can prove to be a tool to use for respiratory viruses with limited historical data or seasonality to quantify activity levels when other respiratory viruses are also circulating.

Source: Eurosurveillance

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2024.29.45.2400696

Authors: Mary A Sinnathamby, Tania Bourouphael, Jacob Boateng, Magali Collonnaz, Catherine Quinot, Nurin Abdul Aziz, Suzanne Elgohari, Rebecca E Green, Gavin Dabrera, Jamie Lopez-Bernal, Alex Allen

Institution: UK Health Security Agency

Language: English

Topic: Data-Driven Disease Surveillance

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404189751

FWCI: 1.593

Cites: 1

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10