Predicting dengue outbreaks using approximate entropy algorithm and pattern recognition

Journal of Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-71

  Chen, Chia Chern ^a,b   Chang, Hsien Chang ^b  

^a St Martin de Porres Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aedes; Dengue; Disease outbreaks; Entropy; Environmental monitoring; Infection; Pattern recognition; Prevention control

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE ENTROPY ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DENGUE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENTROPY; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; DENGUE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN;

EID: 84878363072     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.03.012     Document Type: Article

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