Loglinear models using capture—Recapture methods to estimate the size of a measles epidemic

• Published in: Journal of clinical epidemiology Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 293 - 296
• Main Authors: McGilchrist, C.A., McDonnell, L.F., Jorm, L.R., Patel, M.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-03-1996; Elsevier
• Subjects: Australia - epidemiology; Biological and medical sciences; Capture-recapture; Child; Child, Preschool; Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data; epidemic size; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infectious diseases; loglinear models; measles; Measles - epidemiology; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Models, Statistical; Viral diseases; Australia; loglinear models; Capture-recapture; measles; epidemic size; Human; Infection; Epidemic; Evaluation; Capture recapture method; Viral disease; Measles; Loglinear model; Mathematical model; Child; Epidemiology; Public health
• ISSN: 0895-4356; 1878-5921
• DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00550-1

Cases of measles reported separately by doctors, hospitals, laboratories, and others are treated as separate captures and releases of the population of children aged up to 10 years who have been infected by measles in a recent epidemic. Loglinear models are used to assess the adequacy of fit of various models for capture—recapture and the size of the epidemic in different age groups is estimated.