Linear and Machine Learning modelling for spatiotemporal disease predictions: Force-of-Infection of Chagas disease.

• Main Authors: Julia Ledien (Author), Zulma M Cucunubá (Author), Gabriel Parra-Henao (Author), Eliana Rodríguez-Monguí (Author), Andrew P Dobson (Author), Susana B Adamo (Author), María-Gloria Basáñez (Author), Pierre Nouvellet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Chagas disease is a long-lasting disease with a prolonged asymptomatic period. Cumulative indices of infection such as prevalence do not shed light on the current epidemiological situation, as they integrate infection over long periods. Instead, metrics such as the For...