Weekly dengue forecasts in Iquitos, Peru; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Singapore.
Corey M BenedumKimberly M SheaHelen E JenkinsLouis Y KimNatasha MarkuzonPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2020)
Our results identified 2 scenarios when ML models are advantageous over regression model: 1) predicting dengue weekly case counts 4 weeks ahead when dengue surveillance data are available and 2) predicting weekly dengue outbreaks 12 weeks ahead when dengue surveillance data are unavailable. Given the advantages of ML models, dengue early warning systems may be improved by the inclusion of these models.