Even a good influenza forecasting model can benefit from internet-based nowcasts, but those benefits are limited.

The ability to produce timely and accurate flu forecasts in the United States can significantly impact public health. Augmenting forecasts with internet data has shown promise for improving forecast accuracy and timeliness in controlled settings, but results in practice are less convincing, as model...

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Main Authors: Dave Osthus, Ashlynn R Daughton, Reid Priedhorsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-02-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006599