A Bayesian network approach to the study of historical epidemiological databases: modelling meningitis outbreaks in the Niger

• Главные авторы: A Beresniak (Автор), E Bertherat (Автор), W Perea (Автор), G Soga (Автор), R Souley (Автор), D Dupont (Автор), S Hugonnet (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: The World Health Organization, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To develop a tool for evaluating the risk that an outbreak of meningitis will occur in a particular district of the Niger after outbreaks have been reported in other, specified districts of the country. METHODS: A Bayesian network was represented by a graph composed of 38 nodes (one for e...