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PRIME - A Software Toolkit for the Characterization of Partially Observed Epidemics in a Bayesian Framework

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2585509· OSTI ID:2585509
PRIME is a modeling framework designed for the “real-time’” characterization and forecasting of partially observed epidemics. Characterization is the estimation of infection spread parameters using daily counts of symptomatic patients. The method is designed to help guide medical resource allocation in the early epoch of the outbreak. The estimation problem is posed as one of Bayesian inference and solved using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique. The framework can accommodate multiple epidemic waves and can help identify different disease dynamics at the regional, state, and country levels. We include examples using publicly available COVID-19 data.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
NA0003525
OSTI ID:
2585509
Report Number(s):
SAND--2025-09433R; 1783662
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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