Applying Machine Learning Models with An Ensemble Approach for Accurate Real-Time Influenza Forecasting in Taiwan: Development and Validation Study

• Main Authors: Cheng, Hao-Yuan (Author), Wu, Yu-Chun (Author), Lin, Min-Hau (Author), Liu, Yu-Lun (Author), Tsai, Yue-Yang (Author), Wu, Jo-Hua (Author), Pan, Ke-Han (Author), Ke, Chih-Jung (Author), Chen, Chiu-Mei (Author), Liu, Ding-Ping (Author), Lin, I-Feng (Author), Chuang, Jen-Hsiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundChangeful seasonal influenza activity in subtropical areas such as Taiwan causes problems in epidemic preparedness. The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control has maintained real-time national influenza surveillance systems since 2004. Except for timely monitoring, epidemic forecasting using t...