Twumasi, Clement, Cable, Joanne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8510-7055 and Pepelyshev, Andrey ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5634-5559 2024. Mathematical modelling of parasite dynamics: A stochastic simulation-based approach and parameter estimation via modified sequential-type approximate Bayesian computation. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 86 , 54. 10.1007/s11538-024-01281-5 |
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Abstract
The development of mathematical models for studying newly emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases has gained momentum due to global events. The gyrodactylid-fish system, like many host-parasite systems, serves as a valuable resource for ecological, evolutionary, and epidemiological investigations owing to its ease of experimental manipulation and long-term monitoring. Although this system has an existing individual-based model, it falls short in capturing information about species-specific microhabitat preferences and other biological details for different Gyrodactylus strains across diverse fish populations. This current study introduces a new individual-based stochastic simulation model that uses a hybrid -leaping algorithm to incorporate this essential data, enhancing our understanding of the complexity of the gyrodactylid-fish system. We compare the infection dynamics of three gyrodactylid strains across three host populations. A modified sequential-type approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) method, based on sequential Monte Carlo and sequential importance sampling, is developed. Additionally, we establish two penalised local-linear regression methods (based on L1 and L2 regularisations) for ABC post-processing analysis to fit our model using existing empirical data. With the support of experimental data and the fitted mathematical model, we address open biological questions for the first time and propose directions for future studies on the gyrodactylid-fish system. The adaptability of the mathematical model extends beyond the gyrodactylid-fish system to other host-parasite systems. Furthermore, the modified ABC methodologies provide efficient calibration for other multi-parameter models characterised by a large set of correlated or independent summary statistics.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Published Online |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Biosciences Mathematics |
Publisher: | Springer |
ISSN: | 0092-8240 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 17 March 2024 |
Date of Acceptance: | 12 March 2024 |
Last Modified: | 11 Apr 2024 09:14 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/167298 |
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