Using Baidu index to nowcast hand-foot-mouth disease in China: a meta learning approach

Abstract Background Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has been recognized as one of the leading infectious diseases among children in China, which causes hundreds of annual deaths since 2008. In China, the reports of monthly HFMD cases usually have a delay of 1–2 months due to the time needed for...

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Автори: Yang Zhao, Qinneng Xu, Yupeng Chen, Kwok Leung Tsui
Формат: Стаття
Мова:English
Опубліковано: BMC 2018-08-01
Серія:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Онлайн доступ:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3285-4