Brian Carroll presented his MSPH Technical Report oral defense on May 9
| May 10, 2005 | |
| Brian Carroll presented his MSPH Technical Report oral defense on May 9th at 9:00am. Full details follow.A Dose-Response Assessment of Recreational Water Borne Microbes Causing Gastroenteritis Dose-response models were developed for nineteen gastroenteritis-causing microbes. Three dose-response modeling equations were used: linear, linear two-population, and beta-Poisson. Models were fitted to experimental data from a variety of literature sources using a least sum of squares method to derive equation parameters. The deviances of each microbe’s equations were calculated to identify those equations that were statistically valid. Of the fitted models, the beta-Poisson equation most frequently provided the best fit to the experimental data and was the only equation that could be fitted to data for 18 of the 19 microbes.
For further information please contact Rebecca Riggsbee Lloyd by email at Rebecca_Lloyd@unc.edu |
