Comparing Statistical Models to Predict Dengue Fever Notifications

Dengue fever (DF) is a serious public health problem in many parts of the world, and, in the absence of a vaccine, disease surveillance and mosquito vector eradication are important in controlling the spread of the disease. DF is primarily transmitted by the female Aedes aegypti mosquito. We compare...

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Main Authors: Arul Earnest, Say Beng Tan, Annelies Wilder-Smith, David Machin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/758674