Using electronic health records and Internet search information for accurate influenza forecasting

Using electronic health records and Internet search information for accurate influenza forecasting

Abstract Background Accurate influenza activity forecasting helps public health officials prepare and allocate resources for unusual influenza activity. Traditional flu surveillance systems, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) influenza-like illnesses reports, lag behind r...

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Main Authors: Shihao Yang, Mauricio Santillana, John S. Brownstein, Josh Gray, Stewart Richardson, S. C. Kou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Influenza-like illnesses reports
Digital disease detection
Dynamic error reduction
Validation test
Autoregression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2424-7

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