Open AccessIncidence Prediction for the 2017-2018 Influenza Season in the United States with an Evolution-informed Model
Author(s) -
Xiangjun Du,
Mercedes Pascual
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
plos currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2157-3999
DOI - 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.6f03b36587ae74b11353c1127cbe7d0e
Subject(s) - outbreak , influenza season , vaccination , flu season , seasonal influenza , incidence (geometry) , covid-19 , disease control , medicine , demography , environmental health , disease , operations research , geography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , influenza vaccine , virology , mathematics , geometry , pathology , sociology
Seasonal influenza is responsible for a high disease burden in the United States and worldwide. Predicting outbreak size in advance can contribute to the timely control of seasonal influenza by informing health care and vaccination planning.