Ensemble method for dengue prediction

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Authors

Anna L. Buczak · Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Benjamin Baugher · Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Linda Moniz · Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Thomas Bagley · Duke University

Steven M. Babin · Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Erhan Guven · Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Abstract

The Dengue Challenge organizers scored the dengue predictions of the Challenge participant groups. Our ensemble approach was the best in predicting the total number of dengue cases reported for transmission season and peak height for Iquitos, Peru.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Dengue and Mosquito Control Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. e0189988-e0189988

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189988

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