Prediction mapping of human leptospirosis using ANN, GWR, SVM and GLM approaches

Abstract Background Recent reports of the National Ministry of Health and Treatment of Iran (NMHT) show that Gilan has a higher annual incidence rate of leptospirosis than other provinces across the country. Despite several efforts of the government and NMHT to eradicate leptospirosis, it remains a...

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Main Authors: Ali Mohammadinia, Bahram Saeidian, Biswajeet Pradhan, Zeinab Ghaemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
GIS
ANN
GWR
SVM
GLM
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4580-4